Neanderthals on speed 60,000 years ago; Paleolithic art inspired by psilocybin or Amanita muscaria mushroom trips; and alcohol-fueled religious worship all over the world down through the ages – these are just some of the drug-taking behaviors reported in a new research paper which looked at decades of archaeological evidence to see how prevalent the use of psychoactive substances and other reality-bending practices was in prehistory. The paper also explores the link between religion and hallucinogens, stimulants, alcoholic beverages and other substances.
– Short article version: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/archaeological-study-explores-drug-taking-prehistory-020210#sthash.yDgC3pRA.dpuf
– The full journal version: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1751696X.2014.993244
