# Hunters or Scavengers? with Dr. Devin Pettigrew - Ep 42

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Podcast: [Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ethnocynology-with-david-ian-howe-7030895)
Published: 2026-08-01T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of the Ethnocynology, David talks with long time friend, Dr. Devin Pettigrew, the leading expert in the history and ballistics of the atlatl. After a recent paper came out by Eren et al, claiming that Clovis hunters were only scavengers, Devin and David dive into the paper and discuss the role of hunting in human history as well as the history of the Atllatl, and how the Clovis people would’ve hunted across the North American landscape. They also then discuss Devin’s future research and what this means for the field.

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