Scientists have just identified the oldest traces of arrow poison on 60,000-year-old quartz arrows unearthed in South Africa.
Researchers have found traces of what appears to be plant-derived poison on tiny stone arrowheads from South Africa dated to ...
The quartz arrowheads were collected from sediment at Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa dated to the ...
Peculiar 60,000-year-old Stone Age arrowheads unearthed in South Africa could be the earliest known use of poison-laced ...
Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired ...
Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...
Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...
A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by ...
Researchers have identified traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads - making it the oldest known arrow poison in the ...
For thousands of years, hunters around the world have employed poison-tipped arrows to assist in taking down prey. For ...
Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in ...