It’s the earliest-known case of enhancing hunting weapons with poison in the human historical record.

The world’s oldest poisoned arrows – dating back 60,000 years – have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced ...

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Traces of plant poison on ancient African arrowheads provide the oldest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. Scientists have ...

A pile of ancient arrowheads from southern Africa still holds traces of toxic plant residue, even after some 60,000 years. The discovery pushes back the earliest direct evidence of poisoned arrow use ...

The research team identified chemical residues of poison from gifbol, a poisonous plant still used by traditional hunters in ...

The find is the earliest direct evidence of poisoned hunting weapons to date.

Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa, according to a new paper published in the journal Science ...

A new study has identified toxins on arrowheads found in South Africa, revealing the chemical savvy of early humans. Quartz arrowheads found in the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South Africa. Photo: ...

This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Scientists have discovered what they say are the oldest traces of arrow poison that had survived on 60,000-year-old ...

, I’ll find myself walking through a freshly plowed field. Inevitably, I’ll spend as much time peering downward as I do listening skyward. I can’t help myself. I might be hunting gobblers, but I’m ...