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.
8 Jan 14:55 · ZME Science
60,000-Year-Old Poisoned Arrowheads Found in South Africa
Archaeologists have identified traces of two toxic plant alkaloids -- buphandrine and epibuphanisine -- on artifacts from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
8 Jan 00:00 · Sci.News
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