Scientists found 60,000-year-old arrowheads—with a surprising enhancement

It’s the earliest-known case of enhancing hunting weapons with poison in the human historical record.
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Arrowhead Made From 3,500-Year-Old Meteorite Found in Switzerland

Measuring approximately one and a half inches in length, the arrowhead is believed to be composed of meteoritic iron that originated in Estonia. (Creative Commons image via Journal of Archaeological ...
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Scientists Discover Poisonous Arrowheads Used by Hunters 60,000 Years Ago, Revealing New Info About Early Human Brain Power

The findings reveal that humans were using sophisticated hunting tools thousands of years before previously thought Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...
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Researchers find 60,000-year-old poisoned arrowheads in Africa

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found traces of poison on 60,000-year-old arrowheads in South Africa. Their discovery, reported by Stockholm University in the journal Science Advances, ...
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Scientists Found 60,000-Year-Old Arrowheads—With a Surprising Enhancement

Researchers analyzed 60,000-year-old arrowheads found in South Africa and discovered they had been tinged with poison. This is the earliest known case of poison-enhanced hunting weapons in the human ...