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Earliest Direct Evidence Shows Hunters Used Poisoned Arrows 60,000 Years Ago

Alkaloids on quartz tips match the poison bulb, indicating deliberate use of plant toxins.

Oldest Direct Evidence of Poisoned Arrows Found on 60,000-Year-Old Tools in South Africa

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