2,800-Year-Old Siberian Sacrificial Tomb Reveals Earliest Known Evidence of Cannabis Intoxication
Archaeologists analyzing hair from six individuals in the Tunnug 1 kurgan in southern Siberia found compounds indicating psychoactive cannabis use. The 2,800-year-old burial site, dating to the early eighth century BCE, also contained over 1,000 cannabis seeds and sacrificed horses. This discovery provides the earliest securely dated direct evidence of intoxicating cannabis consumption in the region.
Source: 2,800-Year-Old Siberian Sacrificial Tomb Reveals Earliest Known Evidence of Cannabis Intoxication — ScienceAlert
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