This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads.

7,000-year-old femur reveals oldest multi-component arrow poison Toxic compounds found suggest ancient trade in plant-based poisons Discovery sheds light on early human hunting and pharmacology ...

Researchers have claimed they have found one of the world's oldest mixed poisons in the world, dating back an incredible ...

None of the plant species that contain digitoxin ... The earliest molecular evidence for poison in southern Africa comes from a 24,000-year-old wooden spatula at Border Cave in the Lebombo ...

It's a complex recipe combining at least two toxic plant ingredients. There's also evidence of a third toxin. This is by no means the oldest use of poison for hunting. The application of poison to ...

In 1983, archaeologists excavated Kruger Cave in South Africa and found a 7,000-year ... multi-component hunting poison made with plants not native to the Kruger Cave area. This discovery shows ...

In 1983, archaeologists excavated Kruger Cave in South Africa and found a 7,000-year-old femur bone that belonged to an ... The team discovered that the arrowheads had been coated with a complex, ...

It's a complex recipe combining at least two toxic plant ingredients. There's also evidence of a third toxin. This is by no means the oldest use of poison for hunting. The application of poison to ...