What were our bronze-age ancestors doing to kill the time? Getting high out of their minds, apparently.
Human hair strands discovered in a cave burial site in Menorca, Spain, provide the first direct evidence that prehistoric Europeans favored a heady high and consumed psychoactive drugs, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
"These findings are so singular," study lead author Elisa Guerra-Doce, an associate professor of Prehistory at the University of Valladolid, told The New York Times. "Sometimes when people think about drugs, they think it's a modern practice. These results tell a different story."
Scientists Discover That Ancient Humans Were Tripping Balls in a Cave
Human hair strands discovered in a cave burial site in Menorca, Spain, provide the first direct evidence that prehistoric Europeans favored a heady high and consumed psychoactive drugs, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
"These findings are so singular," study lead author Elisa Guerra-Doce, an associate professor of Prehistory at the University of Valladolid, told The New York Times. "Sometimes when people think about drugs, they think it's a modern practice. These results tell a different story."
Scientists Discover That Ancient Humans Were Tripping Balls in a Cave
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