Researchers find evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ceremonies

Analysis of strands of human hair from a burial site in Menorca, Spain, indicates ancient human civilisations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants.
Researchers find evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ceremonies

Researchers detected scopolamine, ephedrine and atropine in three replicated hair samples (ASOME-Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

Researchers have found evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ceremonies.

Analysis of strands of human hair from a burial site in Menorca, Spain, indicates ancient human civilisations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants.

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