Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago.

Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago.

Poisoned weapons are a hallmark of advanced hunter-gatherer technology. Through targeted microchemical and biomolecular analyses, we identified traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago.

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