{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/tech/cannabis-use-for-psychoactive-purposes-dates-back-2800-years-study-suggests","slug":"cannabis-use-for-psychoactive-purposes-dates-back-2800-years-study-suggests","url":"https://mediabias.news/tech/cannabis-use-for-psychoactive-purposes-dates-back-2800-years-study-suggests","title":"Cannabis Use for Psychoactive Purposes Dates Back 2,800 Years, Study Suggests","subtitle":"Findings in a Siberian tomb indicate earlier use than previously documented in China.","excerpt":"Archaeologists have uncovered evidence in a Siberian tomb suggesting cannabis was used for psychoactive purposes at least 2,800 years ago. This finding potentially predates similar documented use in China by 300 years, though some experts express skepticism.","category":"Science & Tech","area":"Asia-Pacific","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T08:46:10.843Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-06T08:16:58.795Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T08:46:10.843Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":25,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a study published in Science, with some experts quoted.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates claims from expert opinions and notes disagreements.","hype":"Headlines use mild emphasis, with some using playful language like 'Stoned Age'."}},"tags":["#Archaeology","#Science","#Cannabis","#AncientHistory","#Siberia"],"entities":["Gino Caspari","Volker Auwaerter","Elisa Guerra Doce","Tunnug 1","Siberia","China"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Archaeologists suggest cannabis was used for psychoactive purposes at least 2,800 years ago, based on findings in a Siberian tomb.","The study analyzed cannabis seeds and preserved human hair from the Tunnug 1 site in southern Siberia.","These findings indicate cannabis use for psychoactive purposes may predate previously known use in China by 300 years.","Some independent experts have raised skepticism regarding the hair analysis and the strength of the evidence for psychoactive use."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Evidence suggests that cannabis was used for its psychoactive effects at least 2,800 years ago, according to a new study. Archaeologists excavating the Tunnug 1 site in southern Siberia discovered cannabis seeds and preserved human hair within a monumental tomb. The findings, published in the journal Science, propose that this use of cannabis for psychoactive purposes may be 300 years older than previously documented instances in China."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The research team, comprising scientists from Germany, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland, analyzed materials from the Tunnug 1 site, which is associated with the Scythians, ancient nomads. The tomb contained over 1,000 cannabis seeds, which were radiocarbon dated. Alongside the seeds, preserved human hair was also found. Researchers noted the rarity of finding both plant material and human soft tissue with active compounds in the same context."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Evidence Strength"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While the study suggests psychoactive use, some independent experts have voiced reservations. Volker Auwaerter, head of forensic toxicology at the University Medical Center in Freiburg, Germany, described the hair analysis as \"scientifically weak\" and stated there was insufficient evidence to confirm cannabis use for its psychoactive properties. He suggested the hair could have acquired traces of cannabis through environmental exposure rather than consumption. However, Elisa Guerra Doce, a supporter of toxicological hair analysis in archaeology, indicated that such methods have been used to identify the consumption of psychoactive substances and supported the authors' conclusion that cannabis was consumed, not merely offered."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific concerns raised by independent expert Volker Auwaerter regarding the scientific weakness of the hair analysis and the potential for environmental contamination. 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