World’s Oldest Arrow Poison Discovered on 60,000-Year-Old Stone Age Weapons

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

Discovery shows early humans were much more advanced hunters than previously believed

Study finds plant poison was used on ancient arrows, pointing to sophisticated hunting methods used 60,000 years ago ...
Study Finds on MSN

Ancient hunters used plant poison on these stone arrows 60,000 years ago

Stone age humans were using poison for hunting far longer than previously believed. In A Nutshell Chemical traces survived ...

Researchers find world’s oldest poisoned arrowheads coated with toxins from deadly, onion-like plant

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

These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found

Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa, according to a new paper published in the journal Science ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Evidence of Poison Arrows, Which Hunters Used to Slow Down Their Prey 60,000 Years Ago

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...