What kind of hallucinogenic snuff was used at Chavín de Huántar? An iconographic identification
Ñawpa Pacha December 1, 2011 Richard L. Burger 35 citations
Abstract Iconography and artifacts from Chavín de Huántar attest to the importance of psychoactive substances consumed nasally as snuff, and consequently hallucinogens other than San Pedro cactus must have been utilized. This article presents iconographic evidence from a Chavín de Huántar sculpture demonstrating the religious significance of Anadenanthera sp. (vilca), a plant containing the...