Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A May 2025 PMID 40324091

Pre-Hispanic ritual use of psychoactive plants at Chavín de Huántar, Peru.

John W Rick, Verónica S Lema, Javier Echeverría, Giuseppe Alva Valverde, Daniel A Contreras, Oscar Arias Espinoza, Silvana A Rosenfeld, Matthew P Sayre

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The group collectively acknowledges the significance of the recent findings, with many emphasizing the direct chemical and microbotanical evidence of psychoactive plant use at Chavín de Huántar, using words like 'conclusive evidence' and 'groundbreaking,' which reflect both strong support and high impact. The tone and focus on artifacts like bone inhalers and chemical analysis demonstrate deep interest and engagement with the research methods and implications.

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Posts show high curiosity, referencing advanced microbotanical and chemical analyses and emphasizing the significance of evidence of psychoactive plant use.

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Conversations underscore the groundbreaking nature of the discovery, emphasizing how it advances understanding of social and ceremonial practices in early societies, which indicates a high perceived impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores the role of ritual use of psychoactive plants in preHispanic central Andes, particularly at Chavn de Huntar, highlighting its importance in social and political interactions.
  • Recent excavations at Chavn revealed artifacts like bone tubes linked to psychoactive plant consumption, with new microbotanical and chemical analyses providing direct evidence of their use in rituals.
  • These findings include the earliest chemical evidence of vilca and other psychoactive plants in the region, confirming their role in institutionalized preHispanic ceremonial practices.]

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The use of psychoactive plants, specifically tobacco and vilca, in religious rituals in pre-Hispanic Peru is confirmed by microbotanical and chemical analyses of artifacts from the 1st millennium BCE site of Chavín de Huántar, Peru. In PNAS: https://t.co/paAcXPuNST https://t.co/wWL65CtBBL

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【補足】 1枚目の画像のオレンジはサボテンとヴィルカが描かれ、変性意識中であることを示唆しています またヴィルカはAnadenanthera colubrina var. cebilという名でDMTとブフォテニンを含有しています 【元論文】 https://t.co/JETcISV1o7

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