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The oldest confirmed psychedelic use on Earth may date back around 4,000 years, to approximately 2130 BC, in a cave in Argentina.

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Archaeology suggests humans have used mind-altering plants for thousands of years, woven into ritual and medicine long before any modern debate about them.

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Dünya'da doğrulanmış en eski psikedelik kullanımı, Arjantin'de bir mağarada yaklaşık 4.000 yıl öncesine, yaklaşık MÖ 2130'a tarihlenebilir.

Arkeoloji, insanların zihin değiştiren bitkileri binlerce yıldır kullandığını gösteriyor; bu bitkiler, haklarındaki modern tartışmalardan çok önce ayin ve tıbba dokunmuştu.

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The oldest confirmed psychedelic use on Earth may date back around 4,000 years, to approximately 2130 BC, in a cave in Argentina.

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