Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival. By Becky Ferreira Today it seems obvious: Dip a sharp object in a poisonous ...
A new analysis of ancient arrowheads from South Africa pushes back prehistoric humans’ earliest use of poisoned weapons by more than 50,000 years. “This is the earliest direct evidence of the use of ...
Scientists have detected traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads that were used by hunter-gatherers in South Africa about 60,000 years ago. The find marks the oldest known poison arrows and ...
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 ...
Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South ...
Five quartz arrowheads unearthed in South Africa contained traces of toxins. Marlize Lombard Archaeologists working in South Africa have discovered traces of plant toxins on the tips of ...
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 ...
The death of a Sonoma County resident last week prompted public health officials to urge foragers not to consume wild mushrooms. By Hannah Ziegler Three people in California have died and more than ...
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