Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa

A collection of arrow points excavated in South Africa has provided the oldest direct evidence of hunters deploying plant-based poisons on their weapons, a practice that has continued into modern times in some traditional cultures

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Jan 8, 2026 - 01:00
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Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa
A collection of arrow points excavated in South Africa has provided the oldest direct evidence of hunters deploying plant-based poisons on their weapons, a practice that has continued into modern times in some traditional cultures

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