Miniature stones carved in the shape of mushrooms dating from 1000-500 BCE were found at the Verbena cemetery in Guatemala. The mushroom stones may be associated with the nine lords of the night and gods of the underworld. A study of the stones suggests that some of the stones may have been used to grind hallucinatory mushrooms to prepare them for ceremonial consumption.
Source: de Borhegyi, S. F. (1961). Miniature mushroom stones from Guatemala. American Antiquity, 498-504.
| Drugs: | Psilocybin (mushrooms) |
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| Regions: | Guatemala |
| Topics: | Cultural factors (social, religious, ritual) |
