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3,000-year-old evidence of psychoactive drug use in Europe [1]
['Jason Weisberger']
Date: 2023-04-10
Some hair found in an ancient funerary cave on the Spanish island of Menorca has been found to contain traces of ephedrine. Deep inside the burial site, over 200 bodies were found, along with a collection of sealed tubes containing carefully preserved locks of hair taken from purportedly notable guests. It is assumed the use of mind-altering drugs held some religious or societal importance, and thus, these folk's hair was kept, but they might have just had pretty hair, and everyone was on drugs.
Maybe just evidence of the first person who liked to play with people's hair when stoned.
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