Ancient Andeans are suspected to have done all sorts of drugs actually - one of the coolest sites, Chavin de Huantar, is theorized to be a pilgrimage site where people would take drugs and traverse the temple, with bizarre acoustics and striking visuals - the idea is that you would have a religious experience as you hallucinate in the dramatically decorated temple. There are depictions of hte san pedro cactus all over the site, which can be used to make a hallucinogen
Great video! I would love a 2023 summary of archaeological discoveries! Thank you for the awesome content.
The Oxford video would be awesome!
Ancient Andeans are suspected to have done all sorts of drugs actually - one of the coolest sites, Chavin de Huantar, is theorized to be a pilgrimage site where people would take drugs and traverse the temple, with bizarre acoustics and striking visuals - the idea is that you would have a religious experience as you hallucinate in the dramatically decorated temple. There are depictions of hte san pedro cactus all over the site, which can be used to make a hallucinogen