Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago, new research finds
- The evidence shows that betel nuts were used as drugs by some Indonesian communities up to 25,000 years ago.
- Scientists from Griffith University in Australia found unusual patterns in the skeletal remains of early human foragers, which they linked to the sucking of betel nuts.
- Professor Adam Brumm, who led the research, said this may
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- The evidence shows that betel nuts were used as drugs by some Indonesian communities up to 25,000 years ago.
- Scientists from Griffith University in Australia found unusual patterns in the skeletal remains of early human foragers, which they linked to the sucking of betel nuts.
- Professor Adam Brumm, who led the research, said this may
Sources: BBC News