Ancient Chavín elites used hallucinogens in private rituals to strengthen their authority and shape early social hierarchies. Two thousand years before the Inca empire rose to power in the Andes, a le ...

New research published in Communications Biology has uncovered the earliest known use of the medicinal and psychoactive plant ...

Thousands of years ago in modern-day Peru, hallucinogenic plants were in use in ritual ceremonies at the renowned Chavín de ...

Photos show the ancient circular structure where elites would set fire to offerings of beads, food or other items.

About 150 official delegations are expected at the formal installation Mass for Pope Leo XIV. Sunday's ceremony in St.

The Chavin people were finally proven to use psychedelic substances as part of the rituals the elite members of society ...