Ancient Hunters' Clever Trick: Poisoned Arrows

A group of researchers made a big find. They found poison on old arrowheads. These arrowheads are really, really old. They are 60, 000 years old. This is a huge deal. Before this, the oldest poisoned arrows were from 35, 000 years ago. So, these new arrows are much older. The researchers were led by Sven Isaksson. He is a professor. He works at Stockholm University. He said this find is a big step. It shows that people back then were smart. They knew how to use poison. They knew which plants to use. They also knew how to make the right amount of poison.This find is important. It shows that early humans were clever. They could plan ahead. They knew that putting poison on arrows would help them hunt. This is not easy to do. It takes knowledge and skill. The arrowheads were found in South Africa. This is not a surprise. South Africa has many important finds. It shows that early humans were active there. They were doing interesting things. This find makes people think. It makes them wonder what else early humans could do. Maybe they had other tricks. Maybe they had other ways to hunt. We just don't know yet.