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The world’s oldest poisoned arrows – dating back 60,000 years – have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced hunting techniques, say scientists. They identified traces of poison from the ...

A new study has identified toxins on arrowheads found in South Africa, revealing the chemical savvy of early humans. Quartz arrowheads found in the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South Africa. Photo: ...

Professor with Research Focus in Stone Age Archaeology, Palaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South ...

Scientists have detected traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads that were used by hunter-gatherers in South Africa about 60,000 years ago. The find marks the oldest known poison arrows and ...

You know that clever arrow near the fuel gauge that tells you which side of the car the gas cap is on? For too long, we didn’t know who came up with it. One of the earliest iterations appeared in a ...

James Moylan, who thought up the little arrow on your gas gauge that tells you what side of the car your fuel filler sits, has passed away. Moylan was a Ford interior trim designer who came up with ...

No one really thinks about scissors. When you need a pair—and everyone always needs one—you probably root around in a drawer. And while using them, you probably think, “Have these scissors always been ...

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