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Stone Age high: Ancient Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, study finds

Ancient foragers on Sulawesi island used mind-altering betel nuts approximately 25,000 years ago. Analysis of prehistoric teeth revealed chemical traces of psychoactive compounds and significant wear. This discovery pushes back the timeline for human drug use by thousands of years. The practice may have started as pain relief, creating a…

The Economic Times · Sep 15

Ancient teeth show drugs used earlier than thought

The earliest evidence of the deliberate consumption of psychoactive plants and habitual drug use has been found in a study of ancient teeth.

AAP · Sep 10

Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds

Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

Million-year-old stone tools found on Indonesian island could unravel mystery of ‘hobbit’ humans

Findings add to our understanding of the movement of ancient humans across Southeast Asia

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existed

A handful of stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has pushed back the date that human relatives arrived in the region.

LiveScience · Aug 6, 2025

Ancient Human ‘Hobbits’ Were Even Smaller Than We Thought, Fossil Evidence Reveals

A team of archeological researchers report a fossilized partial arm bone and two teeth they believe belonged to Homo floresiensis, which adds clarity to our tiniest ancient cousin’s likely origins.

Inverse · Aug 8, 2024

Smallest human species ‘Flores Hobbits’ were even smaller than thought, study finds

Homo floresiensis lived on Indonesia’s Flores island as recently as 50,000 years ago

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago

New research suggests ancestors of the “hobbits” were even smaller

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Discovery of smallest ever limb bone sheds light on origin of tiny ancient Hobbit humans

Experts thinks the so-called Hobbits may have descended from another extinct human species

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Tiny adult limb bone fossil sheds light on origin of ancient ‘Hobbit’ humans

Findings suggest small-bodied ancient humans may have evolved from another extinct species called Homo erectus.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024