Researchers discovered that pre-Inca stone structures from the mountains of Peru had secret rooms accessible to only the most ...

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 ... transformative experiences that reinforced belief systems and social structures." Contreras has spent nearly thirty years studying ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes ... transformative experiences that reinforced belief systems and social structures.” Contreras has spent nearly thirty years ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared common art, architecture ...

A team of archaeologists discovered ancient snuff tubes carved from hollow bones at the heart of monumental stone structures ...

An ancient society in the Peruvian Andes likely used psychoactive drugs during exclusive rituals that may have helped ...

Archaeologists uncover ancient snuff tubes in Peru, revealing how Chavín elites used hallucinogens to build power and control ...

The oldest evidence of psychoactive plant use was found in the Andes, revealing how societies used mind-altering drugs to ...