Entheo Posted October 28, 2008 Scientists discovered that Tiwanaku (pre-Inca) mummies from the Atacama Desert area, had harmine in hairs from an adult male and a one-year-old baby, who both date to sometime between A.D. 800 and 1200 Andean mummies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted October 30, 2008 kids these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted October 30, 2008 Thanks Entheo. The only reason I can think this thread hasn't exploded is because people haven't read the article? You sometimes post papers from outside the public domain, do you have access to this one? The article has several claims I'd like references for, not that I am disputing them. Why do they assume the harmine to be "imported", could be a long (and not so) lost local plant or cactus or whatever? Also the assumption that the harmine was passed on through mothers milk (although this is of course plausible) but I can recall a few Sth American tribes who dose their children on various things, some at birth... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garbage Posted October 31, 2008 Could have been trading Coca for Syrian rue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted November 1, 2008 the article seemed a little simple and silly so i didnt comment........ absorb hallucinogens ? sniffing drugs....lol.......inhaling herbs......lol there are other harmine containing plants in sth america. t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted November 1, 2008 tantra, did you read the second page? A bit meatier there... but yeah I would really like a copy of the paper! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
complex Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) Sina,(and anyone else interested) the paper is attached to my post. Identification_of_psychoactive_alkaloids_in_ancient_Andean_human.PDF edit: the tables and figures are at the end of the document. Identification_of_psychoactive_alkaloids_in_ancient_Andean_human.PDF Identification_of_psychoactive_alkaloids_in_ancient_Andean_human.PDF Edited November 2, 2008 by chriscore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites