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 in South Africa, have been identified by archaeologists. The ...

Researchers discover evidence that poison was used in weapons 60,000 years ago, revealing advanced planning and knowledge.

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: ...

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 ...

Poisoned arrows or darts have long been used by cultures all over the world for hunting or warfare. For example, there are recipes for poisoning projective weapons, and deploying them in battle, in ...

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

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

The use of poison on arrows marked a revolution in human hunting technology—new evidence suggests it happened tens of thousands of years earlier than previously known Researchers have found traces of ...

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