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Drug use may be much older than previously thought: discovery in Indonesia points to 25,000 years ago
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Drug use may be much older than previously thought: discovery in Indonesia points to 25,000 years ago

SIC Notícias10 September 2026 at 16:41

An archaeological discovery in Indonesia revealed evidence suggesting that human use of psychoactive substances may be much older than previously thought. Analysis of traces found at the site indicates that the consumption of these substances may date back approximately 25,000 years.

Should this dating be confirmed, it would represent a significant delay in the previously accepted timeline regarding drug use by humans. Until now, the oldest known evidence of psychoactive substance consumption was considerably more recent.

The discovery was made possible through archaeological analysis techniques that allowed researchers to identify traces of psychoactive compounds in artifacts found at the Indonesian archaeological site. The researchers responsible for the study are conducting additional analyses to validate the initial results.

This finding raises new questions about the role of psychoactive substances in prehistoric human societies and could rewrite part of the history of the relationship between humans and these substances.

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