In a message dated 96-07-31 08:31:01 EDT, you write:
 
<<           I would  appreciate receiving a description of the typical
           atlatl, including measurements of the three wooden
           components (the thrower, the rod, and the spear with head)
           that could be used to construct one that appears and
           functions as an original?  If so, would you please send them
           to me at
 
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Since no one seems to be in a mood to respond to this I can give you some
limited information.  There was a publication which was published some years
ago (and still is available I believe) from Ballena Press.  It is entitled
"Great Basin Atlatl Studies" by T. R. Hester, M.P. Mildner and L. Spencer.
 it is Balena Press Publications in Archaeology, Ethnology and History No. 2
(1974).  It has four articles covering a variety of aspects of atlatls.
 
Mike Polk
Sagebrush Archaeological Consultants, L.L.C.
Ogden, Utah