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

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

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

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

According to the researchers, the poison used on the arrows came from the bulb of the local plant Boophone disticha.

The use of poison on arrows marked a revolution in human hunting technology—new evidence suggests it happened tens of ...

Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired ...

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

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

The arrow came to light in a layer of sediments dating to 60,000 years ago, suggesting the artifact is just as old. Namely, ...