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

It’s the earliest-known case of enhancing hunting weapons with poison in the human historical record.

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

A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by more than 50,000 years.

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

A pile of ancient arrowheads from southern Africa still holds traces of toxic plant residue, even after some 60,000 years.

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

Learn how microscopic chemical traces preserved on stone tools are revealing new details about early human hunting practices.

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

The find is the earliest direct evidence of poisoned hunting weapons to date.

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...

Archaeologists working in the mountains of northeastern Uzbekistan have uncovered tiny stone points that may be the oldest known arrowheads on Earth, dating back roughly 80,000 years. The discovery ...