A pile of ancient arrowheads from southern Africa still holds traces of toxic plant residue, even after some 60,000 years.

A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...

Arrowheads excavated from the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal contain traces of poison from the gifbol plant.

New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.

Analysis of bone arrowheads from prehistoric Argentina has unveiled evidence of sophisticated craft production among communities that thrived over 700 years ago. The study demonstrates that Late ...

Archaeologists in Norway's mountains have discovered a "very rare" ancient arrow that still has its quartzite arrowhead and feather fletching in place. It's likely that reindeer hunters used the ...