Contreras' team contended in their study that the tubes discovered at Chavín de Huántar may not have been used exclusively for psychotropic rituals. But, when those rituals did take place, the ...

Archaeologists Say They’ve Discovered a Hidden Chamber Where Elites Used Hallucinogens 2,500 Years Ago Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving ...

A ceramic bowl and a 37-pound piece of ceramic, decorated with images thought to represent a condor’s head and wings, have been found in the 3,000-year-old corridor, dubbed the “Gallery of the ...

Among the pieces turned over to Peruvian authorities during a recent ceremony at the country's consulate in New York is a striking Chavín ceramic effigy bottle, dating from between 1000BC and ...