科学家在60 000岁的箭头身上发现了以植物为基础的毒物,这是最古老的有毒武器证据。 Scientists found plant-based poison on 60,000-year-old arrowheads, the oldest evidence of poisoned weapons.

研究人员在来自南非的60 000年之久的石箭头身上发现了以植物为基础的毒物,这是最早的中毒武器的直接证据。 Researchers have found plant-based poison on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa, the earliest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. 这些残留物来自Amaryllidaceae家族中有毒的藻类,可能来自Boophone disticha。 The residues, from toxic alkaloids in the Amaryllidaceae family, likely came from Boophone disticha. 在Umhlatuzana Rock Home的发现表明,早期人类使用尖端狩猎工具,对有毒植物有先进的知识,表明认知能力复杂,狩猎效率提高。 This discovery at Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter shows early humans used sophisticated hunting tools and had advanced knowledge of toxic plants, suggesting complex cognitive abilities and improved hunting efficiency.