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Evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ritual ceremonies has been discovered in Europe for the first time

Analysis of human hair has revealed the earliest direct evidence of people taking hallucinogenic drugs in Europe about 3,000 years ago...

Apr 09, 2023
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A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports1 has found evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ceremonies in Menorca, Spain. The study analyzed strands of human hair from a burial site and found traces of three alkaloid substances known to produce altered states of consciousness: ephedrine, atropine and scopolamine.

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