Ancient Bows and Thrown Weapons

A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to hand-throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet".

A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the throw.

A woomera is an Australian Aboriginal wooden spear-throwing device.

The gastraphetes (Koine Greek: γαστραφέτης, lit. 'belly-releaser'), also called belly bow or belly shooter, was a hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.

The gakgung (Korean: 각궁; Hanja: 角弓), also called Korean bow, is a water buffalo horn-based composite reflex bow, standardized centuries ago from a variety of similar weapons in earlier use.

A boomerang () is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight, designed to return to the thrower.

Plumbatae or martiobarbuli were lead-weighted throwing darts carried by infantrymen in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively.