The practice is suggested by small, spoon-like objects that have been found at various sites in Europe, according to ...

Spoon-like metal objects attached to Roman-era belts may represent drug dosing equipment, researchers suggest.

Researchers in Poland believe that Ancient Germanic warriors used tiny spoons to dose themselves drugs on the battlefield.

“These spoons were part of a warrior’s standard kit, enabling them to measure and consume stimulants in the heat of battle,” the authors write in their paper. The team also believes that, if their ...

Groundbreaking research has revealed that an ancient Egyptian "Bes mug," a vessel dating back 2,000 years, was last used to ...

Researchers found a cocktail of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol when analysing DNA from a mug used by ancient ...

While both archaeological and historical sources testify that the ancient Greeks and Romans used narcotics such as opium, according to the study, there is no clear evidence to suggest that their ...

Small, spoon-like objects found on ancient belts may have been used as drug-dosing equipment for battle-ready soldiers during the Roman era, a new study claims. But according to one expert ...

Ancient Egyptians consumed a gruesome alcoholic cocktail made with psychedelic drugs and bodily fluids, a new study shows. Researchers have analysed chemical traces inside a 2,200-year-old ...

An ancient burial pit in the cave contains seed cones from the plant Ephedra, a stimulant used in traditional medicine today. The earliest evidence for the use of plants as drugs—possibly for ...

Similar spoons have been found with ancient belts from the same period ... “The market for these drugs was defined by the number of warriors involved in conflicts.” The research team includes ...