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An ancient human skull and bones partially excavated from sandy earth at an archaeological site
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A 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb yields the earliest proof of cannabis intoxication

More than 1,400 seeds and THC traces in preserved hair from a Scythian burial mound push back the definitive record of cannabis use as a drug by 300 years. The tomb also contained sacrificed humans and horses, suggesting cannabis played a role in the burial rites.

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