Siberian tomb yields about 1,000 cannabis seeds and evidence of 2,800-year-old psychoactive use

Summary

Scientists investigating a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb found roughly 1,000 cannabis seeds and chemical evidence suggesting that ancient Scythians used the plant for its intoxicating effects. The find sits among evidence of elaborate burial rituals and animal sacrifices. The article describes it as the oldest directly dated archaeological evidence of psychoactive cannabis use.

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1. ScienceDaily

   8 Nov 2026, 08:14 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that scientists investigating a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb found roughly 1,000 cannabis seeds and chemical evidence that ancient Scythians used the plant for its intoxicating effects, which it calls the oldest directly dated archaeological evidence of psychoactive cannabis use.