[Thommas]

Stimulants may have been widely used..

..the use of stimulants by the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe could have been extensive..

Small, spoon-shaped artifacts.. may have been used..

..might have been.. could have.. possible use..

So, multiple suppositions add up to scientific fact? Such logic echoes previous 'scientific analysis' that concludes
all prehistoric and primitive peoples were either homo or bisexual. Because..Science!

[Tell It Right]

Agreed. Lots of supposition in the article.

The spoons could very well have been for eating. Especially considering that Europeans ate a largely cereal diet including porridge before the Little Ice Age made cereals harder to grow.