Drugs in history

A Russian team of archaeologists has discovered a treasure 3 kilos of gold comprised of two vessels, three glasses, rings, necklaces and bracelets, all 2,400 years old; beyond material wealth, the finding implies a historic discovery, as many of these objects show traces of cannabis and opium, which speaks of the customs of the inhabitants of the region. This is the Scythians, a nomadic people who migrated from Central Asia to southern Russia and Eastern Europe. The remains were found in the rectangular chamber of a Scythian burial mound located in the Russian city of Stavropol. The researchers explain that the Scythians used the pots to boil and consume a potent concoction of opium and cannabis simultaneously burned. The objects have been made for royalty, and carry carved representations of humans fighting and mythical creatures; the researchers could be allusions to the "Bastardas Wars" mentioned in the chronicles of the Greek historian Herodotus, who also refers to the ceremonial use of drugs by the Scythians.

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