Humans experimented with mind-altering drugs 25,000 years ago
10-09-2026 20:21 via popsci.com

Humans experimented with mind-altering drugs 25,000 years ago

We humans love our mind-altering substances. Cultures around the world have discovered, ritualized, and simply experimented with alcoholic drinks and ingestible drugs for millennia. However, recent archaeological evidence indicates humanity possibly began utilizing psychoactive plants much earlier than previously believed. Based on findings published in the journal Science Advances, some communities in present-day Indonesia enjoyed the effects of betel nuts as long as 25,000 years ago. This push
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