The use of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.) as an hallucinogen at Neolithic ‘ritual’ sites: a re-evaluation

Citation

Long DJ, Tipping R, Holden T, Bunting MJ & Milburn P (2000) The use of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.) as an hallucinogen at Neolithic ‘ritual’ sites: a re-evaluation. Antiquity, 74 (283), pp. 49-53. http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/Ant/074/Ant0740049.htm

Abstract
Were drugs in use in prehistory? Recent claims for the use of hallucinogenic substances have been made, and caused a stir. However, new work on a Scottish Neolithic ceremonial site suggests archaeologists (and the media) may have been jumping to the wrong conclusions!

Keywords
Neolithic; Scotland; ceremonial site; Balfarg/Balbirnie; henbane; hallucinogen

Journal
Antiquity: Volume 74, Issue 283