# Ancient tomb discovery suggests oldest evidence of person getting high — 2,800 years ago

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ancient-tomb-discovery-suggests-oldest-evidence-of-person-getting-high-2800-years-ago/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:42:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:35:09+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/lifestyle/ancient-tomb-discovery-suggests-oldest-evidence-of-person-getting-high-2800-years-ago/
- Topics: Asia, Research, Science, World

## Key points

- A Siberian tomb may show cannabis use 2,800 years ago.
- The finding would predate known evidence from China by 300 years.
- Experts disagree on whether the hair analysis proves consumption.

## Summary

Researchers say hair and cannabis seeds found in a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb may provide the earliest evidence of cannabis being used for its psychoactive effects. The claim would place such use at least 300 years earlier than previously known evidence from neighbouring China, offering a new clue to the role of cannabis in Scythian society.

The team found more than 1,000 seeds at the Tunnug 1 burial mound in southern Siberia and used radiocarbon dating to establish their age. However, experts disagree over whether the hair analysis proves consumption: one says traces could have come from contact with cannabis in the tomb, while another supports the method and says it indicates use during burial rites. The study was published in the journal Science.

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