2023-08-29 13:09:46
Scientists have found the oldest evidence of drug use in Europe. (Photo/retrieved from “Scientific Report”)
The ancients knew better than you imagined! In a cave in the Balearic Islands of Spain, scientists collected the hair of the Bronze Age ancient man 3,000 years ago, and detected that it contained hallucinogens and stimulants, becoming the oldest evidence of drug use in Europe.
Elisa Guerra-Doce, a professor at the University of Valladolid in Spain, pointed out that the hair sample was found in a cave tomb on the island of Menorca (Menorca) in the archipelago, and it was packed in a box decorated with concentric circles. Found with dyed red hair. Chemical analysis showed that the hair contained “atropine” (Atropine), which inhibits the vagus nerve, speeds up the heart rate, dilates the pupils and relaxes the bronchi, and “ephedrine” (ephedrine), which can be used to synthesize amphetamines and methamphetamine in modern times.
Doth believes that the cave may have been a place of shamanic rituals, where the ancients “drugged” and entered an excited state of “altered consciousness”, and the concentric circle decoration in the box may be used to represent the eyes. Dorsey published the study in Scientific Reports. Interestingly, Menorca, where Bronze Age drugs were discovered, its neighboring island Ibiza (Ibiza) and the nearby island Magaluf (Magaluf) are all party hotspots for modern people. It can be seen that the only thing humans have learned from history The lesson is that the lesson cannot be learned from it.
It is also worth mentioning that the 74-year-old British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy Osbourne) used lethal doses of various drugs in his early years, but repeatedly escaped the sickle of death, which aroused the interest of scientists. After the study, it was found that Ozzy had a special mutant gene, which made him more prone to alcohol addiction, but also gave him a tolerance beyond ordinary people. However, even with the powerful genetic protection, Ozzy quit drinking and drug and succeeded.
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