Deep in the Andes Mountains of Peru lies a site so enigmatic that archaeologists are still unraveling its secrets three ...

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. Credit: Daniel Contreras Ancient Chavín elites used ...

The finding provides a psychedelic trip into the heart of pre-Incan power at Chavín de Huántar, where psychoactive substances were used in elite ceremonial rituals Maria Luisa del Río 22 May 2025 ...

The site of Chavín de Huantar in modern-day Peru hosts several monumental buildings overseeing a large plaza, located at an elevation of 10,000 feet. Courtesy Dan Contreras.

Archaeologists have found evidence that psychedelic drugs and 'snuff tubes' were used in rituals at a pre-Inca site in Peru. Researchers published their findings from Chavín de Huántar, an ...

Archaeologists exploring the numerous underground chambers at the ancient Chavín de Huántar complex in Peru have found evidence of ritual practices involving hallucinogenic drugs, confirming long-held ...

Located at an elevation of 3180 metres amongst the Andes mountains in Peru, Chavín de Huántar is a large 1st millennium BCE ceremonial complex. It was built and frequented by the Chavín, a major ...

Archaeologists Say They’ve Discovered a Hidden Chamber Where Elites Used Hallucinogens 2,500 Years Ago Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving ...

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of humans smoking psychedelic drugs in the Peruvian Andes. Around 2,000 years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society ...

In a new study, archaeologists uncovered 2,500-year-old psychoactive drug paraphernalia in an archaeological site in the Peruvian highlands. Ancient Peruvians likely used psychedelics during ...

Chavín de Huántar is an important archaeological site. It's located high in the Peruvian Andes, at an elevation of around 10,000 feet. The Chavín culture developed between 1500 BC and 300 BC.