Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers analyzed 60,000-year-old arrowheads found in South Africa and discovered they had been tinged with poison. This is the earliest known ...

Until now, it was generally assumed that the ability to produce projectile weapons like bow-fired arrows was exclusive to Homo sapiens, yet the puzzling discovery of a series of arrowheads that ...

This makes the specimens the oldest known use of poisonous arrows on earth The study’s authors said the findings provide new insight into the cognitive abilities of early humans Scientist have found ...

A new analysis of ancient arrowheads from South Africa pushes back prehistoric humans’ earliest use of poisoned weapons by more than 50,000 years. “This is the earliest direct evidence of the use of ...

At first, archaeologist Andrei Krivoshapkin and his colleagues thought the small, pointed stone shards they were uncovering were just a curiosity. Krivoshapkin and his team were digging deep into ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...