Archaeologists Find Sealed ‘Drug Room’ Ritual Chamber at Pre-Inca Site in Peru
Archaeologists in Peru recently discovered evidence that pre-Inca elites conducted secret rituals while tooting on potent psychoactive substances, according to a study published in PNAS Monday.While conducting research at the site of Chavín de Huántar in the central highlands, the team discovered a sealed chamber that contained 23 carved bone and shell artifacts, including hollowed-out “snuff tubes” bearing traces of nicotine and DMT, the hallucinogen found in ayahuasca
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