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New hair testing uncovers drug use in Bronze Age cultures

Toxic plants used as part of burial ceremonies induced delirium, hallucinations.

Thorn apple seed pods
Thornapple (Datura stramonium, seed pods pictured) is suggested as the source of psychoactive atropine and scopolamine chemicals detected in ancient Menorcans. Credit: Corin Royal Drummond CC BY-SA 2.0