Uyuk River ValleyTetrahydrocannabinol survived in a 2,800-year-old Siberian’s hair.
It is the earliest direct proof of psychoactive cannabis use, a study in Science reports.
Excavators found over 1,400 cannabis seeds among Iron Age remains in a royal mound ringed by human and horse sacrifices.
“This is ultimately complete luck and chance,” said Gino Caspari, the archaeologist who led the study.
How each outlet framed it
- 404 Media
- pins the claim on THC found in a preserved hair braid, not just seeds, quoting Caspari on 'soft tissue evidence'
Sources: 404 Media