Sixty thousand years ago, humans in southern Africa were already mastering nature’s chemistry. Scientists have discovered chemical traces of poison from the deadly gifbol plant on ancient quartz ...

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The world’s oldest poisoned arrows – dating back 60,000 years – have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced hunting techniques, say scientists. They identified traces of poison from the ...

Scientists have discovered chemical traces of plant-based poison on 60,000-year-old Stone Age arrowheads from southern Africa, marking the earliest known use of arrow poison. (Artist’s concept).

Researchers have uncovered chemical evidence that humans in what is now South Africa were using poisoned arrows for hunting as far back as 60,000 years ago (Sci. Adv. 2026, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adz3281 ...

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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 ...

Researchers have identified traces of plant poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads – the oldest known arrow poison in the world to date. The discovery, published in the ...

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