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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spoon-like metal objects attached to Roman-era belts may represent drug dosing equipment, researchers suggest. Small, spoon-like objects found on ancient belts may have been used as drug-dosing ...