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125,000-year-old poisoned stone points discovered on shore of ancient lake in Saudi Arabia

Headline via Live Science · first report 13 Nov, 00:30 IST, latest 13 Nov, 00:30 IST

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What we know

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First report13 Nov, 00:30 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 00:30 IST
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Archaeologists have discovered thousands of stone artifacts in Saudi Arabia, some of which suggest people were using poison-tipped stone tools to hunt large game 125,000 years ago.

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