South American mummies were victims of arsenic poisoning
July 5th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new research has suggested that many of the ancient mummies from the South American Chinchorro culture were victims of arsenic poisoning.The Chinchorro mummies are mummified remains of ... Read more...
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Andean mummy hair reveals first archaeological evidence of drug addiction
October 30th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): The first direct archaeological evidence of the consumption of hallucinogens in pre-Hispanic Andean populations has emerged in the form of Andean mummy hair.
Indirect evidence for psychoactive drug ... Read more...
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