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Humans used tobacco 12,300 years ago, new discovery suggests
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<blockquote data-quote="Donk93953" data-source="post: 564922" data-attributes="member: 4571"><p>Most of the stone pipes are fakes.</p><p>There are some clay pipes and clay pipe fragments but they are all relatively “new” in archaeological terms.</p><p>There have been some discoveries of pipes made of metal dating back 4000 years in eqypt. But there is no evidence of tobacco or smoking.</p><p>They were most likely used for ceremonial activities.</p><p>The Maya civilization has the oldest known record of tobacco usage/consumption. Bowls and flasks with tobacco residue and hieroglyphics denoting “tobacco” have been discovered recently.</p><p>Tobacco-has generally been associated wIth ceremonial activities and the Maya…smoked, chewed or simply allowed to float to the heavens.</p><p>Early dating suggests the above pots & flasks are over 1000 years old. The oldest known depiction of a personage smoking is from July 23, 690 CE in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.</p><p>He is God L.. often associated with war, wealth and magic.</p><p>He is depicted as elderly with a cigar or pipe (still debated) at his lips as smoke curls into the air.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Donk93953, post: 564922, member: 4571"] Most of the stone pipes are fakes. There are some clay pipes and clay pipe fragments but they are all relatively “new” in archaeological terms. There have been some discoveries of pipes made of metal dating back 4000 years in eqypt. But there is no evidence of tobacco or smoking. They were most likely used for ceremonial activities. The Maya civilization has the oldest known record of tobacco usage/consumption. Bowls and flasks with tobacco residue and hieroglyphics denoting “tobacco” have been discovered recently. Tobacco-has generally been associated wIth ceremonial activities and the Maya…smoked, chewed or simply allowed to float to the heavens. Early dating suggests the above pots & flasks are over 1000 years old. The oldest known depiction of a personage smoking is from July 23, 690 CE in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. He is God L.. often associated with war, wealth and magic. He is depicted as elderly with a cigar or pipe (still debated) at his lips as smoke curls into the air. [/QUOTE]
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