New research published in Antiquity , an academic journal of archaeology, has revealed that beer infused with a psychedelic substance may have played an important role in the social and political relationships of an ancient South American empire.
Previous archaeological evidence has shown that vilca was consumed in ancient South America for its hallucinogenic properties, but Justin Jennings, an archaeologist at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the lead author of the study, told National Geographic that the substance was usually reserved for “political and religious elites.”
It’s believed that Wari families who migrated to Quilcapampa may have combined the substances and introduced them to other groups in the region to form alliances and gain political power. The Wari preceded the Incas and ruled what is now Peru from 600 to 1,000 AD.
“What the Wari did was say, ‘We’re going
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