An ancient society in the Peruvian Andes likely used psychoactive drugs during exclusive rituals that may have helped ...

The discovery of ancient bones carved into tubes in the mountains of Peru led researchers to conduct chemical analyses.

Although their own name for themselves remains unknown, the Chavín of Peru clearly shared common agricultural techniques, ...

"The tubes are analogous to the rolled-up bills that high-rollers snort cocaine through in the movies," one researcher said.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing ...

The oldest evidence of psychoactive plant use was found in the Andes, revealing how societies used mind-altering drugs to ...

A team of archaeologists discovered ancient snuff tubes carved from hollow bones at the heart of monumental stone structures ...

Archaeologists uncover ancient snuff tubes in Peru, revealing how Chavín elites used hallucinogens to build power and control ...

It was common for ancient cultures to communally take hallucinogens, but this society did things much differently.

Limiting access to mind-altering substances may have provided leaders with a means to create, control a class system.

The presence of the "snuff tubes" in a hidden room suggests the elite held secret, drug-fueled rituals in pre-Inca times. "The tubes are analogous to the rolled-up bills that high-rollers snort ...