Potential biomarkers for southern African hunter-gatherer arrow poisons applied to ethno-historical and archaeological samples

Abstract The detection of complex poison recipes applied to ancient hunting weapons has the potential to provide important insights into traditional pharmacological knowledge systems. Yet, recipes comprising many ingredients can be challenging to decipher, especially in older samples that have under...

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Main Authors: Sven Isaksson, Anders Högberg, Marlize Lombard, Justin Bradfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38735-0