Researchers have found traces of what appears to be plant-derived poison on tiny stone arrowheads from South Africa dated to ...

The quartz arrowheads were collected from sediment at Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa dated to the ...

Archaeologists find earliest known use of poison-laced weapons by humans - Prehistoric humans had advanced planning abilities ...

For thousands of years, hunters around the world have employed poison-tipped arrows to assist in taking down prey. For ...

New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.

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

, I’ll find myself walking through a freshly plowed field. Inevitably, I’ll spend as much time peering downward as I do listening skyward. I can’t help myself. I might be hunting gobblers, but I’m ...