Spanish scientists have found evidence of hallucinogenic drug consumption among Ancient Europeans from 3,000-year-old preserved hair.
The results, from strands of hair preserved in the Es Càrritx cave in Menorca, provide direct evidence of ancient drug use in Europe. Previous research has detected drug residues such as opium alkaloids in containers, the remains of drug plants in ritualistic contexts, and the appearance of drug plants in artistic depictions.
Those containers were decorated with concentric circles, possibly intended to depict eyes, a possible metaphor for inner vision related to ‘a drug-induced altered state of consciousness’.
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