Archaeologists led by Griffith University's Adam Brumm discovered dental evidence in Sulawesi, Indonesia, suggesting that a hunter-gatherer may have used betel nut for its psychoactive properties as early as 25,000 years ago. This marks the oldest known evidence of habitual drug use in human history.
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Archaeologists find evidence in Indonesia of a human who appeared to use betel nut for its psychoactive properties up to 25,000 years ago.
A team led by Griffith University archaeologist Adam Brumm said dental evidence from Sulawesi, Indonesia, suggests prehistoric hunter-gatherers used betel nut as a psychoactive substance as early as 25,000 years ago, potentially the oldest known evidence of habitual human drug use [nytimes.com#1][scimex.org#1][livescience.com#1][phys.org#1][nouvelobs.com#1][haaretz.com#1][theconversation.com#1][el
A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.
New paleo diet just dropped. "Archaeologists find evidence in Indonesia of a human who appeared to use betel nut for its psychoactive properties up to 25,000 years ago." https://www. abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0 9-10/earliest-evidence-of-human-drug-use-discovered-in-indonesia/107130656
World's oldest evidence of habitual drug use traced back 25,000 years to Indonesia https://www. livescience.com/archaeology/wo rlds-oldest-evidence-of-habitual-drug-use-traced-back-25-000-years-to-indonesia?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-intl