Spring is just around the corner and atlatl events can be found on the World Atlatl Association’s website under events. Check out the events and see if there is one near you!
A group of fellow atlatlists are setting up atlatl experiments on the Paleo Planet World Atlatl Association
site.http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/24028

They are discussing ways of experimenting to test various atlatl theories. Don’t be surprised to find an experiment going on at an atlatl meet you’re attending! We will be doing atlatl experiments at the next Massachusetts Atlatl Days October 17th and 18th at Tapley Memorial Hall (Saturday) and Glen Magna Farms (Sunday) in Danvers, Massachusetts. The Danvers Historical Society is really looking forward to this event. We will be emphasizing experimental projects and education rather than competition although those who want to compete informally will have the facilities to do so.
If you are looking to add to your atlatl equipment or just starting new, give us a call at 800-836-4520 or contact@thunderbirdatlatl.com and we’ll work with you. Atlatls work well with camp and youth groups, we can help work out a package for your group.

Bob Berg

Spring really is around the corner and it’s time to get out those atlatl sets for upcoming contests and events! If you don’t have a set, we can help you out with that too.

We’ve returned from our southern journeys and are looking forward to setting up the coming year program. It looks like we’ll be back in Maine, Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states in the next few months. We will be posting a schedule shortly.

Our new line of cane darts will be available soon. We have more can in stock than ever before and can probably meet any of your requests. Give us a call at 1-800-836-4520.

Thunderbird Atlatl Bob Berg will be at the Stone Age and Primitive Arts Festival this weekend at the Ochlockonee River State Park.

The park is hosting the Second Annual Stone Age and Primitive Arts Festival Friday, February 6 to Sunday, February 8. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days.

Visitors will experience ‘hands-on’ learning, as experts demonstrate techniques that were used thousands of years ago in day to day life. Visitors will also see projectile point fashioning, also known as flint-knapping, the art of chipping stone into tools, bow and arrow construction, basket weaving, early pottery methods and much more. According to archeological research, Ochlockonee River’s rich history of human interacting with nature goes back 12,000 years

For more information, contact Kevin Patton or Linda Trice at (850) 962-2771, or visit www.floridastateparks.org . Ochlockonee River State Park is located at 429 State Park Road
Sopchoppy, Florida. (Technorati Profile)

Thunderbird Atlatl Bob Berg will be at two upcoming knap-ins/atlatl events in Florida in January and February.
Gator-Knap ’09 Prehistoric Technology Show

The second annual Gator-Knap ’09 Prehistoric Technology Show will be held January 30 to February 1 at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs, Florida.
Admission is $4 per vehicle.
The event will be an educational experience geared at bringing together professional and avocational archaeologists, and all those interested in prehistoric technologies. Demonstrations and classes in technologies such as flint knapping, ceramics, cordage, and carving of stone, shell, bone, and wood will be held at the scenic Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center along the banks of the Suwannee River. Come and teach, learn, or just crack some rock!
Featured Speakers:
Bob Berg
Owner and craftsman of Thunderbird Atlatl
The Resurgence of Atlatl Hunting and Fishing

James Dunbar
Senior Archaeologist, Division of Historical Resources, State of Florida
The Wakulla Springs Lodge Site: a Pre-Clovis Paleoindian Habitation or Temporal Tempest? Well how about both!

_ ISAC Atlatl competition.
_ Flint knapping competition.
_ Late night knapping sessions for campers.
_ Free dry camping with access to bathing/restroom facilities for registered knap-in vendors and participants (no reservations needed).

*Please, No Buying or Selling of Authentic Artifacts*

If you have any questions/concerns call Mitzi Nelson at (386) 397-7005, or email margaret.a.nelson@dep.state.fl.us

If you plan on staying in our campground please make your reservation in advance by calling Reserve America at 1-800-326-3521. Regular camping fees will apply.

For more information about the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center State Park and directions see:
http://www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster

Stone Age and Primitive Arts Festival

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Ochlockonee River State Park is hosting the Second Annual Stone Age and Primitive Arts Festival Friday, February 6 to Sunday, February 8. Visitors will experience ‘hands-on’ learning, as experts demonstrate techniques that were used thousands of years ago in day to day life. Visitors will also see projectile point fashioning, also known as flint-knapping, the art of chipping stone into tools, bow and arrow construction, basket weaving, early pottery methods and much more. According to archeological research, Ochlockonee River’s rich history of human interacting with nature goes back 12,000 years

Other January Atlatl Events in the Atlatl World are listed below:
Jan 10
(17th if 10th is snowed out)

Fogelman’s, Turbotville, Pennsylvania
ISAC, IASAC, local.
Contact Gary – 570-437-3698 or iam@indian-artifacts.net

Jan. 11

Wenmohs Ranch, Cypress Mill, Texas
ISAC Sunday 11 AM
Contact roywenmo2000@yahoo.com