Research Suggests SHAMANIC Drug Use in Bronze Age MENORCA

My headline story this week is about a new scientific paper which reports on traces of alkaloids being found in hair from a Bronze Age burial site in Menorca. These alkaloids suggest the use of mind-altering substances possibly for use in shamanic rituals. I also discuss a planned underwater archaeological survey off the coast of Croatia, a new technique for analysing bones and two interesting Bronze Age finds from England.

#BronzeAge #Mediterranean #Menorca

✨ IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Evidence discovered for drug use in Bronze Age Menorca
05:00 Archaeologists plan project to map ancient submerged sites
06:04 New technique developed for the analysis of skeletal remains
07:06 Bronze Age roundhouses found in Cornwall
08:01 Bronze Age gold ring unearthed in Norfolk

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✨ REFERENCES

Guerra-Doce, E., Rihuete-Herrada, C., Micó, R. et al. (2023). Direct evidence of the use of multiple drugs in Bronze Age Menorca (Western Mediterranean) from human hair analysis. Sci Rep 13, 4782.

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Palaeolithic coastline, credit: Dr. Simon Fitch / University of Bradford
Cornwall Archaeological Unit team, Bronze Age and Roman-period site, Trevisker Bronze Age pottery, credit: Cornwall Council
Bronze Age gold ring, credit: Andrew Williams / Norfolk County Council

All images for the Menorca story including thumbnail, credit: Guerra-Doce, E., Rihuete-Herrada, C., Micó, R. et al. taken from the paper referenced above.

Navete on Menorca, credit: Dreizung

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[stuartparker]

Thanks for this news, I will be really interested in the underwater research in the waters off Croatia. 😊

[barrywalser]

I admit it. I was thinking how much territory there was submerged off Croatia. There is soooo much to potentially find. Looking forward to seeing results. All of these are wonderful stories. Thank You very much Laura! Always enjoy these.

[davidcreager]

Why wasn't the hair tested earlier ? The technology has been around for awhile ? Underwater archeology is fascinating ! Can't wait to learn what they find ! Have a great day !

[fennynough]

Some questions for underwater might be); how low did the Ocean levels get, & at what Time was this? Chart 📊 would be helpful. Also is 175 feet deep structures found in the Agean Sea the deepest one yet? Thanks much, love you're channel!💖🙏🙌👏

[vulpesvulpes]

Good job Laura!
I’m glad the short-format videos ( I learned my lesson talking about “shorts” on another channel I support hosted by a young lady) are working so well for you! Welcome to all you new subscribers! Jump right into the comments. Floyd and Barry and I won’t bite…..too much!

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[FrothyTheRabidBugbea]

I have to be honest; i read the study first and had not ever encountered your channel until after reading the article.

This is all to say i was ready to click away after the first few seconds because i have been frustrated by a lack of an even shallow pharmacological assessment within social media sites. Thank you for being such a professional member of the community. I support all your future endeavours and you have a sub from me.

[littlebear]

This is super interesting how they are checking for drugs in ancient people

[gruboniell]

See images of Bes pulling a dagger through his hair while scraping his tongue on his teeth to make venom. Ibiza is said to be named after Bes

[cliffordfreeman]

Nothing seems to have changed from back then till now.Take something, kill the pain and see things.

[JEPATTERSON]

I betcha the use of mind altering substances came with us out of Africa. 😎✌

[floydriebe]

"hey, Bron! what's wrong with yer eyes?" "i dunno, Gern, was just chewing onna weed" " lemme giv it a try" spent the rest of that day an' mosta that night tryin' ta find my brother, Gern. caught up wid him, 6 o'clock this mornin', naked, sittin' onna megalith. said he flew up there! had ta fly up an' get 'im, he's bout half
sorry, jus' hadda do it. when i hear of psychotropic drug use by ancients, i always try to imagine how they stumbled onto them. how many died, how many had a real good time or, got relief from pain or whatever. it's obvious, from the archaeological record, that early cultures were aware of many medicinal and mind-altering plants. i suppose they could have discovered them while trying new plants as food. just wish i could have seen their
anyhoo, interesting items, all. will be watching for discoveries of megaliths and/or settlements off Croatia. i'm sure there are some and our Laura will share with us the news of such finds! thanks, Kiddo!

[totocaca]

All sorts of plants have alcaloids. Also, just a few examples doesnt tell a lot.