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Jan 7 • 20:18 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • El Mundo

The oldest use of poison for hunting found in arrowheads dating back 60,000 years

Researchers have discovered evidence that late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in Southern Africa used plant poisons in their hunting practices.

#poison #hunting #prehistoric #africa #archaeology

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