tell us the nature of the drugs that you re talking about. you re talking about. yes, we analysed you re talking about. yes, we analysed samples you re talking about. yes, we analysed samples of- you re talking about. yes, we analysed samples of human l you re talking about. yes, we i analysed samples of human hair, recovered at a burial site in the island of menorca. , and we have detected three different alkaloids. ephedrine, it provides a drug with stimulant properties, and also two more alkaloids of the nightshade family, the family of tobacco which is of course an american plant, but also other planned members of this family, were in europe at the time. and what is that i to have induced? how strong is what you have just described, in terms of the drugs? these alkaloids were fixed on the hair. this means that the consumption was quite consistent, we cannot see on a daily basis, but it was quite consistent in order for
now, how s this to blow your mind? new evidence suggests people were getting high on hallucinogenic drugs in spain 3,000 years ago. it s thought to be the oldest discovery of its kind in europe. psychoactive substances were detected in hair recovered from a burial site on the island of menorca. the cave houses more than 200 human graves. i am nowjoined by elisa guerra doce, who lead this study. such an extraordinary and night discovery. tell me how you made it. thank you for having me. we are excited about these results, these prove the consumption of drugs on human hair dating to the late middle ages, 1000 bc, around 3000 years ago. we are very happy about these results. i ago. we are very happy about these results. .. ago. we are very happy about these results. ., ., ., , results. i mention human hair, but tell us the results. i mention human hair, but tell us the nature results. i mention human hair, but tell us the nature of results. i mention human hair, but tell us the natu
opium poppies, for instance, but this is the first time that this consumption has been proved. researchers found that somewhere in these rituals, shame and may have been involved, why did you come to that conclusion, and containers, boxes with markings, tell me about that as well. boxes with markings, tell me about that as well- that as well. this consumption took lace loni that as well. this consumption took place long before that as well. this consumption took place long before death, that as well. this consumption took place long before death, because i that as well. this consumption took| place long before death, because we are sure that the drug consumption was not related to the burial site, because drug plants have not been recovered, neither inside this cave, nor in other burial sites on menorca, so we must rule out the use of the drugs during the burial rites. so there are other possibilities, we are not ruling out the use as medicine, although we cannot distinguish ritua
Scientists have discovered what's being touted as the first direct evidence of drug use in ancient Europe. The Bronze-Age inhabitants of what is now the Spanish island of.