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Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové,… […]
Otravu jedovatým šípem vyřešíte vlastním trusem. Tahle zbraň se užívala už před 60 tisíci lety
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Otravu jedovatým šípem vyřešíte vlastním trusem. Tahle zbraň se užívala už před 60 tisíci lety
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale ...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Otravu jedovatým šípem vyřešíte vlastním trusem. Tahle zbraň se užívala už před 60 tisíci lety
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Otravu jedovatým šípem vyřešíte vlastním trusem. Tahle zbraň se užívala už před 60 tisíci lety
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Otravu jedovatým šípem vyřešíte vlastním trusem. Tahle zbraň se užívala už před 60 tisíci lety
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale ...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Otravu jedovatým šípem vyřešíte vlastním trusem. Tahle zbraň se užívala už před 60 tisíci lety
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Nový objev z jihoafrické lokality Umhlatuzana posouvá díky mikrochemické analýze historii otrávených projektilů o desítky tisíc let dál. Nyní už víme, že šípové jedy užívali nejen afričtí Sanové, ale...
Tomorrow afternoon I will present the results of our work on Middle and Later Stone Age archaeology at Umhlatuzana 🏺 I promise an AI-free ppt!
You can watch it live online here: www.youtube.com/live/Zo-mLI9... (Provided the spare tyre I just put on the car holds for about 370 km)
You can watch it live online here: www.youtube.com/live/Zo-mLI9... (Provided the spare tyre I just put on the car holds for about 370 km)
70,000-Year-Old Secrets Revealed | Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp | Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter
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February 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Tomorrow afternoon I will present the results of our work on Middle and Later Stone Age archaeology at Umhlatuzana 🏺 I promise an AI-free ppt!
You can watch it live online here: www.youtube.com/live/Zo-mLI9... (Provided the spare tyre I just put on the car holds for about 370 km)
You can watch it live online here: www.youtube.com/live/Zo-mLI9... (Provided the spare tyre I just put on the car holds for about 370 km)
Between 50,000 and 20,000 years ago, South African societies radically reorganised their stone tool technology.
Does this reflect cognitive evolution, or something else? Our analysis at Umhlatuzana suggests the latter.
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Does this reflect cognitive evolution, or something else? Our analysis at Umhlatuzana suggests the latter.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Between 50,000 and 20,000 years ago, South African societies radically reorganised their stone tool technology.
Does this reflect cognitive evolution, or something else? Our analysis at Umhlatuzana suggests the latter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does this reflect cognitive evolution, or something else? Our analysis at Umhlatuzana suggests the latter.
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The authors sampled 10 quartz-backed arrowheads recovered from the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
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These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
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These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The authors sampled 10 quartz-backed arrowheads recovered from the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
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Scientists just discovered the world's oldest proven poisoned weapons, toxic arrows over 60,000 years old from South Africa's Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter. The find reveals the remarkable skill and planning abilities of ancient hunter-gatherers. medium.com/science-spec...
Toxic Arrows: Study Uncovers the World’s Oldest Poisoned Weapons
Recent Study Reveals 60,000+-Year-Old Toxic Alkaloids on Microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South Africa
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February 3, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Scientists just discovered the world's oldest proven poisoned weapons, toxic arrows over 60,000 years old from South Africa's Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter. The find reveals the remarkable skill and planning abilities of ancient hunter-gatherers. medium.com/science-spec...
The arrowheads analysed in this research were excavated from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in South Africa in 1985.
Prehistoric humans hunted with poisoned arrows thousands of years earlier than thought
Deadly plant alkaloids discovered on 60,000-year-old arrowheads
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January 24, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The arrowheads analysed in this research were excavated from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in South Africa in 1985.
Researchers detected traces of poison in residues on five 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads recovered from South Africa’s Umhlatuzana rock shelter, which was excavated in 1985. The buphandrine would have weakened prey.
60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered
Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired prey during long hunts.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Researchers detected traces of poison in residues on five 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads recovered from South Africa’s Umhlatuzana rock shelter, which was excavated in 1985. The buphandrine would have weakened prey.
This is SO cool!
Traces of toxic plant found on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter (South Africa), dated 60 ka.
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Traces of toxic plant found on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter (South Africa), dated 60 ka.
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Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Earliest proof of plant poisons on arrows reveals complex Pleistocene hunting in southern Africa.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This is SO cool!
Traces of toxic plant found on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter (South Africa), dated 60 ka.
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Traces of toxic plant found on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter (South Africa), dated 60 ka.
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Křemenné hroty ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana obsahují toxické alkaloidy staré 60 000 let ino.to/xcnT8Gy
National Geographic | Křemenné hroty ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana obsahují toxické alkaloidy staré 60 000 let
National Geographic - Mezinárodní tým vědců analyzoval deset křemenných hrotů ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana v jihoafrické provincii KwaZulu-Natal. Na pěti z nich objevili toxické alkaloidy rostliny ...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Křemenné hroty ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana obsahují toxické alkaloidy staré 60 000 let ino.to/xcnT8Gy
Mezinárodní tým vědců analyzoval deset křemenných hrotů ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana v jihoafrické provincii KwaZulu-Natal. Na pěti z nich objevili toxické alkaloidy rostliny zvané gifbol.
https://www.nationalgeographic.cz/historie/otravene-sipy-stare-60000-let-jizni-afrika/
https://www.nationalgeographic.cz/historie/otravene-sipy-stare-60000-let-jizni-afrika/
National Geographic | Křemenné hroty ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana obsahují toxické alkaloidy staré 60 000 let
National Geographic - Mezinárodní tým vědců analyzoval deset křemenných hrotů ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana v jihoafrické provincii KwaZulu-Natal. Na pěti z nich objevili toxické alkaloidy rostliny zvané gifbol.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Mezinárodní tým vědců analyzoval deset křemenných hrotů ze skalního převisu Umhlatuzana v jihoafrické provincii KwaZulu-Natal. Na pěti z nich objevili toxické alkaloidy rostliny zvané gifbol.
https://www.nationalgeographic.cz/historie/otravene-sipy-stare-60000-let-jizni-afrika/
https://www.nationalgeographic.cz/historie/otravene-sipy-stare-60000-let-jizni-afrika/
¿Las flechas con veneno más antiguas? ¡Tienen 60.000 años! #12deenero #felizlunes #arqueologia #prehistoria #ciencia #ScienceAdvances #Sudafrica #HomoSapiens #Paleolitico #Flechas #Veneno #Umhlatuzana #KwaZuluNatal #Historia donporque.com/flechas-con-...
¿Las flechas con veneno más antiguas? ¡Tienen 60.000 años!
Rastro químico en puntas de cuarzo de Umhlatuzana revela veneno vegetal en flechas de hace 60.000 años y cambia para siempre la caza humana. En el refugio rocoso de Umhlatuzana, en la provincia sudafr...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
¿Las flechas con veneno más antiguas? ¡Tienen 60.000 años! #12deenero #felizlunes #arqueologia #prehistoria #ciencia #ScienceAdvances #Sudafrica #HomoSapiens #Paleolitico #Flechas #Veneno #Umhlatuzana #KwaZuluNatal #Historia donporque.com/flechas-con-...
Evidencia directa más antigua del uso de veneno en puntas de flecha microlíticas en el sur de África. Umhlatuzana (KwaZulu-Natal, Sudáfrica, 60 ka).
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Earliest proof of plant poisons on arrows reveals complex Pleistocene hunting in southern Africa.
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January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Evidencia directa más antigua del uso de veneno en puntas de flecha microlíticas en el sur de África. Umhlatuzana (KwaZulu-Natal, Sudáfrica, 60 ka).
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found: Archaeologists have discovered the oldest direct evidence of poisoned projectiles, with traces of plant-based poison found on 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads unearthed in South Africa's Umhlatuzana Rock Shelt… https://ranked.news/130467?u=b
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 AM
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found: Archaeologists have discovered the oldest direct evidence of poisoned projectiles, with traces of plant-based poison found on 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads unearthed in South Africa's Umhlatuzana Rock Shelt… https://ranked.news/130467?u=b
How 60,000-year-old arrows change what we know about human’s history of hunting: New research from South Africa's Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter has uncovered the oldest direct evidence of poisoned arrow tips, dating back 60,000 years. This discovery significantly predates … https://ranked.news/130501?u=b
January 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
How 60,000-year-old arrows change what we know about human’s history of hunting: New research from South Africa's Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter has uncovered the oldest direct evidence of poisoned arrow tips, dating back 60,000 years. This discovery significantly predates … https://ranked.news/130501?u=b
60.000 Yıllık Zehirli Oklar: Tarihin En Eski Kimyasal Silahları Güney Afrika’da Ortaya Çıkarıldı
Güney Afrika’daki Umhlatuzana Kaya Sığınağı’nda bulunan 60.000 yıllık kuvars ok uçlarında, yavaş etkili bitki zehirlerine dair izler tespit edildi. Bu keşif, insanlık tarihindeki en eski zehirli silah…
Güney Afrika’daki Umhlatuzana Kaya Sığınağı’nda bulunan 60.000 yıllık kuvars ok uçlarında, yavaş etkili bitki zehirlerine dair izler tespit edildi. Bu keşif, insanlık tarihindeki en eski zehirli silah…
60.000 Yıllık Zehirli Oklar: Tarihin En Eski Kimyasal Silahları Güney Afrika’da Ortaya Çıkarıldı
Güney Afrika’daki Umhlatuzana Kaya Sığınağı’nda bulunan 60.000 yıllık kuvars ok uçlarında, yavaş etkili bitki zehirlerine dair izler tespit edildi. Bu keşif, insanlık tarihindeki en eski zehirli silah kullanımına dair doğrudan kanıt olarak kabul ediliyor. Araştırmacılar, avcı-toplayıcıların Boophone disticha adlı bitkiden elde edilen toksinleri kullanarak avlarını zayıflattığını ve bu durumun karmaşık düşünme becerilerine işaret ettiğini belirtiyor. Bu bulgu, zehirli silah kullanımının tarihini 50.000 yıl geriye çekiyor.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
60.000 Yıllık Zehirli Oklar: Tarihin En Eski Kimyasal Silahları Güney Afrika’da Ortaya Çıkarıldı
Güney Afrika’daki Umhlatuzana Kaya Sığınağı’nda bulunan 60.000 yıllık kuvars ok uçlarında, yavaş etkili bitki zehirlerine dair izler tespit edildi. Bu keşif, insanlık tarihindeki en eski zehirli silah…
Güney Afrika’daki Umhlatuzana Kaya Sığınağı’nda bulunan 60.000 yıllık kuvars ok uçlarında, yavaş etkili bitki zehirlerine dair izler tespit edildi. Bu keşif, insanlık tarihindeki en eski zehirli silah…
Lõuna-Aafrikast leiti 60 000 aasta vanune mürgine aare, mis muudab meie arusaama ajaloost
https://www.europesays.com/ee/81419/
Kvartstist valmistatud nooleotsad leiti Lõuna-Aafrikas KwaZulu-Natali provintsis asuva Umhlatuzana koobasvarjualuse pleistotseeni ajastu setetest. Analüüsides …
https://www.europesays.com/ee/81419/
Kvartstist valmistatud nooleotsad leiti Lõuna-Aafrikas KwaZulu-Natali provintsis asuva Umhlatuzana koobasvarjualuse pleistotseeni ajastu setetest. Analüüsides …
Lõuna-Aafrikast leiti 60 000 aasta vanune mürgine aare, mis muudab meie arusaama ajaloost - Eesti
Kvartstist valmistatud nooleotsad leiti Lõuna-Aafrikas KwaZulu-Natali provintsis asuva Umhlatuzana koobasvarjualuse pleistotseeni ajastu setetest. Analüüsides
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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Lõuna-Aafrikast leiti 60 000 aasta vanune mürgine aare, mis muudab meie arusaama ajaloost
https://www.europesays.com/ee/81419/
Kvartstist valmistatud nooleotsad leiti Lõuna-Aafrikas KwaZulu-Natali provintsis asuva Umhlatuzana koobasvarjualuse pleistotseeni ajastu setetest. Analüüsides …
https://www.europesays.com/ee/81419/
Kvartstist valmistatud nooleotsad leiti Lõuna-Aafrikas KwaZulu-Natali provintsis asuva Umhlatuzana koobasvarjualuse pleistotseeni ajastu setetest. Analüüsides …
On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, researchers have identified chemical residues of poison from the plant gifbol (Boophone disticha), a poisonous plant still used by traditional hunters in the region.« (2/2)
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, researchers have identified chemical residues of poison from the plant gifbol (Boophone disticha), a poisonous plant still used by traditional hunters in the region.« (2/2)
60,000-year-old poison found on microlith arrowheads at Umhlatuzana rock shelter in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), residues of a toxic plant compound derived from Boophone disticha
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Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Earliest proof of plant poisons on arrows reveals complex Pleistocene hunting in southern Africa.
www.science.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:46 AM
60,000-year-old poison found on microlith arrowheads at Umhlatuzana rock shelter in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), residues of a toxic plant compound derived from Boophone disticha
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'On quartz arrowheads, dating back 60,000 years, from the Umhlatuzana rock shelter in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), residues of a toxic plant compound derived from Boophone disticha—commonly known as gifbol or poison bulb—have been identified'
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
'On quartz arrowheads, dating back 60,000 years, from the Umhlatuzana rock shelter in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), residues of a toxic plant compound derived from Boophone disticha—commonly known as gifbol or poison bulb—have been identified'
Pleistocene poisoned arrows at Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South-Africa: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Earliest proof of plant poisons on arrows reveals complex Pleistocene hunting in southern Africa.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Pleistocene poisoned arrows at Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South-Africa: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago 🏺🧪
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Traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago.
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Traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago.
![Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter backed microlith 001.
(A) The buphanidrine and (B) epibuphanisine detected in sample 001. (C) Microlith 001 showing the reddish poisonous adhesive residue still adhering to the dorsal backed portion of the tool, D-G on the ventral edge correspond to the micrographs below. (D and E) Microscopic impact scars along the sharp ventral edge, and (F) transverse microstriations initiating from the sharp ventral edge. (G) Impact scars on the transition between the sharp ventral edge and one of the lateral sides [for comparison with experimental transverse arrow-tip use, see (16, 28, 29)].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rygp62vxjwmuyb4xin4uyt7z/bafkreiggogygwhs7odbiekbgarcg6b5wvwm5utdlefnjzkgcxsj2s4ityy@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago 🏺🧪
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Traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago.
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Traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago.
... targeted microchemical and biomolecular analyses, we identified traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago. The alkaloids buphandrine and epibuphanisine only originate ...
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
... targeted microchemical and biomolecular analyses, we identified traces of toxic plant alkaloids on backed microliths from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, excavated from a level dated to 60,000 years ago. The alkaloids buphandrine and epibuphanisine only originate ...