The Forgotten Mushrooms of Ancient Peru
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 22, 2012 Peter Trutmann 8 citations
Evidence is presented to demonstrate extensive use o mushrooms in pre Hispanic Peru. Mushroom imag-es were ound on ceramics, metal objects and textiles rom a range o important cultures rom the north andsouth, as well as coastal and highland Peru. Te objects range in age approximately between 1200-200 BCE tothe time o European conquest. Most abundant, vivid images o mushrooms were ound...