Ancient Psychoactive Substances, edited by Scott M. Fitzpatrick, 2018. Gainesville (FL): University Press of Florida; ISBN 978-0-8130-5670-8 hardback $95. 340 pp., 72 b&w illustrations, 1 table
Cambridge Archaeological Journal August 1, 2019 Melissa S. Cradic
Human use of psychoactive substances has a long and complex history that has been documented in the archaeological record from as early as the Neolithic period (Guerra-Doce 2015). This exciting new field of archaeological research has potential to shed light on many approaches to human behaviours in the past, particularly those focused on ritual practice, phenomenology and human–environment...