Pottery, unearthed in an excavation in Yehud, Israel, with opium residue dating back to 14th century BC, is displayed at the Israel Antiquities Authority lab in Jerusalem on September 20, 2022. A joint study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science shows the world's earliest evident of opium use by the Canaanites as an offering for the dead.Photo by Debbie Hill UPI
The War on Drugs, or more precisely, the Sixteen Hundred Years’ War.
I believe the word opium is derived from the Turkish ‘afium.’ The poppy’s medicinal properties were known for centuries before the creation of the liquid opium narcotic.
Addiction seems to be a common failing of our species. The first thing we did when we started harvesting grain was invent beer.
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Tel Yehud would be Hill of the Jews?
Hunter Biden is on a plane to Israel as I read this!
Makes sense that it would be seen as an offering for the dead, considering too much can kill you and the coma-like effect it can have in high doses, but its medicinal purposes were clearly discovered early. Didn’t know it was that early, though. Wow.
