The world’s oldest poisoned arrows - dating back 60,000 years - have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced hunting techniques, say scientists. They identified traces of poison from the ...

This makes the specimens the oldest known use of poisonous arrows on earth The study’s authors said the findings provide new insight into the cognitive abilities of early humans Scientist have found ...

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: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quartz arrowheads dated to 60,000 years ago from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in South Africa have traces of toxic plant alkaloids.

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Traces of toxic plant compounds have been found on a handful of 60,000-year-old African arrowheads, providing the oldest chemical evidence that Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers used poison to bring down ...

Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired prey during long hunts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

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Wind farm construction in Suffolk revealed a lost Anglo-Saxon village with 62-foot longhouses. The medieval settlement was abandoned in 1300s, archaeologists say.