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60,000-Year-Old Poisoned Arrowheads Found in South Africa

Jan 8, 2026 - 13:15
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60,000-Year-Old Poisoned Arrowheads Found in South Africa
The 60,000-year-old backed microlith from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: (A) buphanidrine and (B) epibuphanisine detected in a sample from the microlith; (C) the microlith showing the reddish poisonous adhesive residue still adhering to the dorsal backed portion of the tool. Image credit: Isaksson et al., doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adz3281.

Archaeologists have identified traces of two toxic plant alkaloids -- buphandrine and epibuphanisine -- on artifacts from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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