In order to more thoroughly investigate the atlatl, it is important to understand the people and how they lived.  People have always adapted to their environment and have used the resources available to them.  Man first used caves as shelter, but then developed ways to build independent structures.  As an example in Europe, mammoth bones were used to create housing where there were no caves.  Use the following links to find out more about what life was like for early man in various parts of the world.

Stone Age Habitats

Paleoindian

Flints and Stones

Prehistoric People

Petroglyph Canyon  

Evidence of a Hunter's Culture