Earliest traces of opium use, found in Israel, may have been an ‘offering to the gods’

The earliest proof of opium utilization within the historical world has been found at a burial website in central Israel that dates to round 14th century B.C., through the Late Bronze Age.

Residue of the narcotic, which is made utilizing the seed capsules of the poppy plant, was discovered inside greater than a half dozen 3,500-year-old pottery vessels on the website, which is positioned at Tel Yehud simply exterior Tel Aviv, a area previously often known as Canaan.