Looks Like Our Ancestors Were Into Hallucinogenics

09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone in Science, World

Related Posts

• Bodies Of Cape Town Gang Boss And Associate Found Murdered Nearly Four Months After Kidnapping
• Oasis Fans Have Already Begun Burying Drugs In Heaton Park Ten Months Before Manchester Show
• British Clergyman Dies After Wild Night Of Sex And Drugs With Belgian Priest, Now Arrested For Drug Trafficking
• Drug Mule Busted At OR Tambo With Over 60 'Cocaine Bullets' In Stomach, X-Ray Reveals [Images]
• Forget The Gak - New Generation Of Brits Reckon Cocaine Has Become Cringe

Aside from hunting, interbreeding and kicking back in caves, looks like our ancestors were totally into hallucinogenics.  Researchers have been analysing cave paintings in Spain, and have come to the conclusion that our long lost relatives weren’t adverse to dabbling with ‘magic mushrooms’ from time to time.

This discovery isn’t the first of its kind, with another hallucinogenic scene being depicted on a mural in Algeria, meaning that we, as a species, have been tripping balls for almost 9,000 years.

Apparently, the ‘shrooms’ may have been used for religious ceremonies, although all the evidence points toward prehistoric trance parties.

[Source: New Scientist]

• ← The “Super Moon” – Let’s Have That Chat
• How Did The Police Manage To “Lose” 20,429 Weapons? →

• 2oceansvibe Partners

  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  •