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Archaeologists Say They’ve Discovered a Hidden Chamber Where Elites Used Hallucinogens 2,500 Years Ago
Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving psychoactive drugs. New research ...
Inside 3,000-year-old ‘drug den’ where humans used BONES to take hallucinogens in ‘terrifying’ mystery ritual of visions
A MYSTERIOUS ancient society was using hollowed-out bones to take drugs inside an “exclusive” psychedelics chamber. The long-abandoned drug den was where ancient Andeans would consume ...
Psychedelics Allowed Ancient Peruvians to Consolidate Power, Study Says
In a new study, archaeologists uncovered 2,500-year-old psychoactive drug paraphernalia in an archaeological site in the ...
Study sheds light on hallucinogenic drug rituals in ancient Peru
At Chavín de Huántar, archaeologists discovered a network of hidden rooms they called galleries, built into the larger stone ...
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Inside 3,000-year-old ‘drug den’ where humans used BONES to take hallucinogens in ‘terrifying’ mystery ritual of visions
A MYSTERIOUS ancient society was using hollowed-out bones to take drugs inside ... the mountains of Peru, at an elevation of around 10,000 feet. They would conduct "exclusive rituals" inside ...
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Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing ...
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This Ancient South American Civilization Used Drugs to Control Society
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient snuff tubes in the Andes, revealing how "drugs" reinforced social hierarchies in the ...
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Psychedelic Ceremonies May Have Created Class Hierarchies in the Andes
A team of archaeologists discovered ancient snuff tubes carved from hollow bones at the heart of monumental stone structures ...