Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...
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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 ...
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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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Prehistoric humans hunted with poisoned arrows thousands of years earlier than thought

The oldest direct evidence of humans using poisoned arrows was in the Holocene, which began 11,700 years ago. Bone arrow ...
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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.

Scientists Discover Oldest Poison, on 60,000-Year-Old Arrows

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.
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Hunters in South Africa Were Using Complex Poison Arrows 60,000 Years Ago

New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.
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DRONEVIEW7: What's the story behind the giant arrows on a Walnut Creek hilltop?

WALNUT CREEK (KGO) -- Brian and Charlotte Smith are as busy as ever these days. They are on a mission to document and preserve a part of U.S. history most Americans know nothing about. The ...