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

The research team identified chemical residues of poison from gifbol, a poisonous plant still used by traditional hunters in ...

Archaeologists working in South Africa have discovered a hoard of 60,000-year-old arrowheads affixed with a surprising, and extra-fatal, security feature.

The team analyzed 10 arrowheads, dated to 60,000 years ago, that were found in excavated soil layers from the Umhlatuzana ...

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

The findings reveal that humans were using sophisticated hunting tools thousands of years before previously thought ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found traces of poison on 60,000-year-old arrowheads in South Africa. Their ...

Scientists have just identified the oldest traces of arrow poison on 60,000-year-old quartz arrows unearthed in South Africa.

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 ...

A new find in South Africa has revealed that humans have been using poison arrows for hunting far longer than originally ...

Peculiar 60,000-year-old Stone Age arrowheads unearthed in South Africa could be the earliest known use of poison-laced ...