# altered states
2 articles tagged with "altered states"
gobekli tepe
Psychoactive Plants and Altered States at Göbekli Tepe: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Jutta Dietrich's 2023 study marks drug use evidence as present at Göbekli Tepe. Peganum harmala grows wild nearby. Here is what the evidence actually shows.
gobekli tepe
The Sacred Intoxicant: Psychedelics and the Origins of Religion — From Göbekli Tepe to the Ancient World
From Göbekli Tepe's harmel-scented enclosures to the Eleusinian kykeon, ritual psychoactive use appears woven through the origins of organised religion.