World's oldest poisoned arrowheads were coated with toxins from deadly onion-like plant, researchers say

Archaeologists recently identified the world's oldest-known poisoned arrowheads, a discovery that dates back around 60,000 years.

The poison was found on quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, SWNS reported. 

The study's results, recently published in the journal Science Advances, involved Swedish and South African researchers.

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