Researchers found evidence that the Chavín civilization, a significant pre-Incan culture in Peru, incorporated psychoactive plants into their 2,500-year-old rituals. The study, led by experts from Stanford and the University of Florida, focused on bird bone tubes used for inhaling tobacco and vilca bean, a plant containing DMT. These practices were likely exclusive to the elite and took place in hidden chambers within their monumental architectural complex, emphasizing the ritual's regulated and powerful role in Chavín culture.
The tubes are analogous to the rolled-up bills that high-rollers snort cocaine through in the movies, highlighting the ritualistic use of psychoactive substances.
These rituals were part of a strictly regulated practice, probably reserved for the elite, who met in secret rooms inside the monumental complex.
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