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Ancient Hunters Used Plant Poison On These Stone Arrows 60,000 Years Ago
Chemical traces on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa suggest ancient hunters used plant poison.
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60,000-year-old arrow poison reveals early human intelligence in hunting
This discovery represents the oldest direct evidence of arrow poison used by ancient humans for hunting. Archaeologists from ...
New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.
The use of poison on arrows marked a revolution in human hunting technology—new evidence suggests it happened tens of ...
A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by ...
A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...
Researchers have uncovered chemical evidence that humans in what is now South Africa were using poisoned arrows for hunting ...
Traces of a toxic chemical found on 60,000-year-old arrowheads hint at advanced planning by Palaeolithic hunters.
The arrow came to light in a layer of sediments dating to 60,000 years ago, suggesting the artifact is just as old. Namely, ...
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60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered
Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired ...
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