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flag Scientists found plant-based poison on 60,000-year-old arrowheads, the oldest evidence of poisoned weapons.

flag Researchers have found plant-based poison on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa, the earliest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. flag The residues, from toxic alkaloids in the Amaryllidaceae family, likely came from Boophone disticha. flag This discovery at Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter shows early humans used sophisticated hunting tools and had advanced knowledge of toxic plants, suggesting complex cognitive abilities and improved hunting efficiency.

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