Traces of 125,000-Year-Old Glue Show How Early Humans May Have Assembled Hunting Weapons in Ancient Saudi Arabia

Traces of 125,000-Year-Old Glue Show How Early Humans May Have Assembled Hunting Weapons in Ancient Saudi Arabia

Learn how microscopic traces of resin, plant fiber, and possible poison are revealing how people hunted beside a lake in what is now a desert.

Prehistoric Hunters in Arabia May Have Had a Secret Weapon—Plant Poison

The findings challenge the assumption that early humans just passed the Arabian peninsula on their way to Eurasia.

Oldest use of poison detected at Homo sapiens site in Saudi Arabia

Early modern humans living in the Arabian interior 125,000 years ago dipped their spears in deadly chemicals to better bring down hippos

Ancient Arabian Lakeshore Site Suggests Early Humans Used Poisoned

Archaeologists examining a 125,000-year-old lakeshore site in Saudi Arabia have uncovered evidence that early humans used composite stone weapons, plant-fibre processing, and potentially plant-derived poisons to hunt large game.