Potential for identifying plant-based toxins on San hunter-gatherer arrowheads
The antiquity of the use of hunting poisons has received much attention in recent years. In this paper we present the results of a pilot study designed to detect the presence of organic compounds, typically of less than 1200 Da, from poisonous plants that may have been used as hunting poisons in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2017-03-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3758 |