Denisovan Fossils Discovered! | Surprising Ayahuasca Study

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Source: Samantha Brown / Nature Ecology & Evolution](Researchers have found new fossilized human-like remains mixed in an assortment of bone samples taken from Siberia’s famed Denisova Cave. This includes three fragments that belonged to actual Denisovans, the much-speculated-about species that gave the cave its name. These bones will be added to the growing collection of Denisovan fossils connected to the most intriguing of all the extinct human species, which lived on the Earth at the same time as Neanderthals and early modern humans yet left such a light footprint as to be virtually undetectable. | [READ MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Study Finds Hallucinogenic Ayahuasca Tea Trip Matches That of Placebo]( Interest in hallucinogenic ayahuasca tea has attracted thousands of tourists to South America over the years. Many users have reported intense mental transformations and psychological healing in the months after consumption. [A picture containing coelenterate, hydrozoanDescription automatically generated](A new study published in the journal Psychopharmacology suggests that the ritual consumption of ayahuasca tea produces only slightly stronger effects than a sugary placebo. Whether you agree with the results of this new study or not, it is revolutionary to even see such an experiment taking place under formal scientific conditions. | [READ MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Archaeologists Discover 800-year-old Rope-bound Mummy in Peru]( [A picture containing ground, outdoor, dirt, dirtyDescription automatically generated](A preserved rope-bound mummy, estimated to be at least 800 years old, has been discovered in an underground tomb by archaeologists on Peru’s central coast. The mummified remains, which are in excellent condition, were found at the Cajamarquilla archaeological site about 15 miles inland from Lima. 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