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Planned Niagara-on-the-Lake site holds Indigenous artifacts dating back 10,000 years
The site is known for Indigenous artifacts, including pottery and arrowheads, that could date as far back as 10,000 years, as well as the house where Laura Secord, a hero of the War of 1812, once stayed.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/notl-46-paxton-lane-secord-house-indigenous-site-9.7180046?cmp=rss

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Feb 16

60,000-year-old #poison #arrowheads show early #humans’ skillful #hunting
The #SouthAfrica find pushes the timeline for poisoned #weapons back more than 50,000 years
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-poison-arrowhead-hunting-weapons
https://archive.ph/QBW7b

60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ skillful hunting

A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by more than 50,000 years.

Science News

PugJesus Jan 5

Specialized arrowheads for carrying incendiary material, Roman Empire, 1st-2nd century AD?

Radical Anthropology Aug 21, 2025

Presumed 80,000 year old #arrowheads found in the probably #Neanderthal site of Obi-Rakhmat, Uzbekistan. These are 25,000 years earlier than Grotte Mandrin Neronian industry examples by #Hsapiens.

In South Africa, Sibudu Cave produces 64-60,000 year-old microliths

https://www.iflscience.com/80000-year-old-arrowheads-suggest-neanderthals-may-have-made-projectile-weapons-80418

80,000-Year-Old Arrowheads Found In Uzbekistan's Obi-Rakhmat Grotto Suggest Neanderthals May Have Made Projectile Weapons

The weapons are identical to those made by Homo sapiens 25,000 years later.

IFLScience

Karin Maloney Jul 4, 2025

My family’s art and artifact auction- 400+ items! More online auctions coming! Moving and downsizing - #nativeamericanartifacts #antiques #africanmasks #fishinglures #duckdecoys #arrowheads #basketry #nativeamericanpottery

https://heartlandartifacts.com/auction/544-native-american-pre/

John Vaccaro (johniac)Feb 3, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 3rd, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc020325

#arrowheads #Kruger #femur #glycosides #Psychoactive #transcending #palliative #Death #H5N1 #H5N9 #wild #reassortment #creativity #empathetic #risk-taking #usefulness #diverse #mussels #sensors #water-quality #bioindicator

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 3rd, 2025

Curiosity reveals truths. Judgement obscures them. Vol II No 29 264 links Curated This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture of plant t...

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jan 13, 2025

#10thCentury #woman #buried with #weapons in #Hungary is 1st of her kind, but #researchers are #hesitant to call her a #warrior.

While 58 of the #burials contained #weapons used in #archery — #arrowheads, #quivers or #bowplates — only one of the weapon graves contained jewelry typically found in female graves.

#Women #Nonbinary #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Representation #Culture

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/10th-century-woman-buried-with-weapons-in-hungary-is-1st-of-her-kind-but-researchers-are-hesitant-to-call-her-a-warrior

10th-century woman buried with weapons in Hungary is 1st of her kind, but researchers are hesitant to call her a warrior

A woman buried with archery equipment in 10th-century Hungary is unusual but may not necessarily have been a warrior.

Live Science

Charring Auh Dec 11, 2024

Dense, easily chipped rocks were shaped into sharp spear points, #arrowheads, and cutting tools.

Dave J Sep 29, 2024

Thousands of #bones and hundreds of #weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle. A new analysis of dozens of #arrowheads is helping researchers piece together a clearer portrait of the warriors who clashed on #Europe’s #oldest known #battlefield 3,250 years ago. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/23/science/tollense-valley-bronze-age-battlefield-arrowheads/index.html #science #archaeology #archaeology #BronzeAge #Tollense #Germany

Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle

A new analysis of arrowheads at a Bronze Age site in Germany shows that local warriors clashed with an army from the south 3,250 years ago.

CNN

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Jens Notroff Sep 23, 2024

Original study:

L. Inselmann et al., #Warriors from the south? #Arrowheads from the #Tollense Valley and Central Europe, @Antiquity, published online 23 September 2024. 🔓

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/warriors-from-the-south-arrowheads-from-the-tollense-valley-and-central-europe/C4F6ECB759833BFD337D37ADAE564C4B

Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe

Cambridge Core