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Scientists have identified the presence of a non-tobacco plant in ancient Maya drug containers for the first time. The Washington State University researchers detected Mexican marigold (Tagetes lucida) in residues taken from 14 miniature Maya ceramic vessels. Originally buried more than 1,000 years ago on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, the vessels also contain chemical traces present in two types of dried and cured tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum and N. rustica. The research team, led by anthropology postdoc Mario Zimmermann, thinks the Mexican marigold was mixed with the tobacco to make smoking more enjoyable.   The discovery of the vessels’ contents paints a clearer picture of ancient Maya drug use practices. The research, which was published today in Scientific Reports, also paves the way for future studies investigating other types of psychoactive and non-psychoactive plants that were smoked, chewed, or snuffed among the Maya and other pre-Colombian societies.

Mario zimmermannShannon tushinghamNational institute of anthropologyWashington state universityDepartment of anthropologyInstitute of biological chemistryScientific reportsBiological chemistryDavid gangNational instituteImage creditமரியோ ஸிம்மர்மந்தேசிய நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் மானுடவியல்வாஷிங்டன் நிலை பல்கலைக்கழகம்துறை ஆஃப் மானுடவியல்நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் உயிரியல் வேதியியல்