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Study: The Maya blessed their ball courts in rituals with hallucinogenic plants

eDNA analysis found traces of xtabentum, as well as lancewood, chili peppers, and jool

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/study-the-maya-blessed-their-ball-courts-in-rituals-with-hallucinogenic-plants/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FJavMG ,

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I haven't read the article, nor did I did proper research on chemical content or derivatives mentioned.

But Xtabentun is a liquor obtained from honey, similar to anis.

Now, I will do my homework (not now I'm at work)

FrankEndrullat ,
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@arstechnica Well, keep in ind what happened to the losers…. 😬

sludge ,
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@arstechnica ancient Maya was so real for this, NBA could never

mark ,
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@arstechnica So they're college students.

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