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7,000-year-old bone holds 3 arrowheads with mixed poisons — the oldest of their kind on record
This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads.
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Are African Violets Poisonous To Cats?
African violets are non-toxic houseplants that are safe to keep in your home when cats are present. They may sometimes chew on the plant if they are bored or inquisitive, but it is doubtful that ...
University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison
The latest discovery is the oldest confirmed use of a combination of two or more plant toxins applied to arrowheads.
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Why Poison Is a Growing Threat to Africa’s Wildlife
In Kenya and across Africa, poison is used to kill small creatures ... and any employee of a flower farm can divert a new insecticide to the local black market. Even cement has been used to ...
Archaeologists discover world's oldest poison in Africa dating back 7,000 years
Researchers have claimed they have found one of the world's oldest mixed poisons in the world, dating back an incredible ...
Archaeologists find world’s oldest multi-component hunting poison in 7,000-year-old bone
Researchers find the oldest multi-component hunting poison on arrowheads inside a 7,000-year-old antelope bone.
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Discovery in South Africa holds oldest evidence of mixing ingredients to make arrow poison
None of the plant species that contain digitoxin ... The earliest molecular evidence for poison in southern Africa comes from a 24,000-year-old wooden spatula at Border Cave in the Lebombo ...