Researchers believed that the rituals were used to reinforce the authority of leaders and create a class structure. “The supernatural world isn’t necessarily friendly, but it’s powerful ...

Controlling access to the altered states gave Chavin’s rulers the ability to govern under the guise of working within a mystical power structure that was part of the natural order, the researchers ...

Controlling access to the altered states gave Chavin’s rulers the ability to govern under the guise of working within a mystical power structure that was part of the natural order, the ...

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And according to recent archeological revelations, part of this early class structure was reinforced ... A rendering of the Chavin de Huantar in modern-day Peru at its height.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing traces of psychedelic snuff and tobacco. The presence of the "snuff tubes ...

Farming, crafts, and trade all helped establish the foundation of a South American society known as the Chavin Phenomenon ... Archeologists found them within a massive stone structure that the Chavín ...

Maxine Waters, will block efforts to hold a joint hearing between her committee and the House Agriculture Committee on Monday's newly unveiled market structure discussion draft bill. Under House ...

In 2022, we told you about a study reporting evidence that an ancient Peruvian people called the Wari laced the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens—particularly a substance derived ...

The site of Chavin de Huantar in modern-day Peru hosts several monumental buildings overseeing a large plaza, located at an elevation of 10,000 ft. Two thousand years before the Inca empire ...

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power. Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known ...