Researchers have found traces of what appears to be plant-derived poison on tiny stone arrowheads from South Africa dated to ...

Learn how microscopic chemical traces preserved on stone tools are revealing new details about early human hunting practices.

Archaeologists are moving away from the idea of a "linear progression" of weapons, suggesting early humans were versatile ...

When four amateur cavers climbed over 1,300 feet through narrow crevasses and low-clearance passages into a remote cave in central Mexico in 2023, they came across something that also litters ...

Archaeologists in Texas have discovered a cache of ancient hunting weapons, including the remains of poison darts, that is one the earliest collections of hunting weapons ever found in North America.

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