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Roman-era Barbarians snorted drugs from tiny spoons on their belts to get fired up for fighting

Allan Rose Hill
Dec 06, 2024
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image: Stanisław Kontny/Praehistorische Zeitschrift/CC

New analysis of tiny spoons found attached to belts of Barbarian warriors at ancient burial sites suggest that the Roman-era Germanic soldiers snorted stimulants and other drugs to embolden them in battle.

"This allows the thesis to be put forward that this utensil was a common part of a warrior's arm…

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