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Hallucinogenic Plants May Be Key to Decoding Ancient Southwestern Paintings, Expert Says
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| October 17, 2014
| Blake de Pastino
Posted on 11/16/2014 9:42:34 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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A rock art panel found at Dripping Springs, New Mexico depicts abstract triangle motifs. At this panel and others like it, potent wild tobacco was found growing beneath the image. Photograph enhanced with DStretch. (Courtesy L. Loendorf)
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11/16/2014 9:42:35 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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11/16/2014 9:43:25 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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11/16/2014 9:43:38 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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11/16/2014 9:44:09 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
So is that what VanGogh was smok’n?
To: SunkenCiv
Its as good an excuse as any I guess. lol
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11/16/2014 9:47:20 AM PST
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cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: Sacajaweau
Maybe, but he was probably just flakier than Tony the Tiger.
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11/16/2014 9:47:56 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: cripplecreek
Datura would definitely give them some hallucinations, but boost the dose just a little, and it goes all “Serpent and the Rainbow”, just like that. :’) In between the subject wouldn’t be able to paint, just sort of sit there with a fixed stare and the o-sign.
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11/16/2014 9:53:34 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Most likely they were ingesting peyote buttons for the mescaline. The wild tobacco growing there is most likely because that is where wild tobacco grow.
The datura "hallucinogens" are atropine, and it's natural derivatives. Some hallucinogen all right. Get that heart pumping right out of your chest.
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11/16/2014 9:55:07 AM PST
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going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: SunkenCiv
Ive not found a site with painted triangle
motifs that doesnt have tobacco
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11/16/2014 9:55:08 AM PST
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MUDDOG
To: SunkenCiv
the triangles are not triangles but a sine wave depicting the message incoming and being received by the various head gear also commonly depicted
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11/16/2014 9:58:48 AM PST
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bert
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To: SunkenCiv
... or maybe they were just marking the spot where their favorite hallucinogens were growing with a semiotic that struck them as appropriate given their altered mental state at the time, a sort of prehistoric set of roadsigns to guide them on their trip.
To: Sacajaweau
He may have been licking his brushes, loaded with Lead paint, then chased down with Absinthe after a long day at work. At least that’s one theory.
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11/16/2014 10:00:19 AM PST
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notted
To: SunkenCiv
No doubt this will require lots of hands-on university research funded by the taxpayer.
To: bert
I’m not saying it’s aliens, but...
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11/16/2014 10:02:28 AM PST
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Fresh Wind
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To: RegulatorCountry
Yeah, it could be early gangsta tagging.
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11/16/2014 10:02:51 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: notted
Absinthe makes the art grow fonder.
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11/16/2014 10:03:26 AM PST
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Fresh Wind
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To: bert
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11/16/2014 10:03:46 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
“Hallucinogenic Plants May Be Key to Decoding Ancient Southwestern Paintings, Expert Says”
Or not.
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11/16/2014 10:08:37 AM PST
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catnipman
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To: Fresh Wind
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11/16/2014 10:10:12 AM PST
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notted
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