[SunkenCiv]

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)

[Sacajaweau]

So is that what VanGogh was smok’n?

[cripplecreek]

Its as good an excuse as any I guess. lol

[going hot]

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.

[bert]

the triangles are not triangles but a sine wave depicting the message incoming and being received by the various head gear also commonly depicted

[RegulatorCountry]

... 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.

[Paine in the Neck]

No doubt this will require lots of hands-on university research funded by the taxpayer.

[catnipman]

“Hallucinogenic Plants May Be Key to Decoding Ancient Southwestern Paintings, Expert Says”

Or not.

[CtBigPat]

Hallucinogenic Plants May Be Key to Decoding Ancient Southwestern Paintings, Expert Says

[Hot Tabasco]

Yep, certainly looks like something someone on LSD or peote’ would paint........I hope they didn’t end up cutting off an ear or something.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I was reading this thread

Two Rothko paintings fetch over $76 million at auction
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3225812/posts

I think Hallucinogenics must have been involved there also.

[ifinnegan]

Interesting and fascinating.

We can see why our society is becoming more primitive since the psychedelic revolution and widespread dope smoking.

[Beowulf9]

Really interesting article.

I would not be surprised if when one smoked too much and died they believed they were immediately transported to the otherwise unreachable world of the spirits they only could see smoking the plants.

They may have even believed they were pulled their using the sacred plant to abuse or calling.

[left that other site]

These triangles were very important to me during my childhood.

[NormsRevenge]

OCCUPY sites already have wild tobacky present, hope they don’t hear about datura.. Be a shame. Lol

[BenLurkin]

[Cvengr]

Bullfights of Acid:

Alien Close Encounters on Peyote / Daytura:

Mulder drops his BigRed while tagging his site.

[Sawdring]

Ran into this one today and thought it was worth a look: Kennewick Man Update: New Details Released About 9,000-Year-Old Remains Found in Washington State

[Professional Engineer]

Smoke a doobie and check it out man. Far out.

[tbpiper]

It’s also the key to understanding a lot of music from the late 60’s.

[a fool in paradise]

It certainly is the key to decoding hippie music.