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Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds

Risingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 3 days, then returned with 3 more reports - 12 voices in all.
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten, 2 URLs changed4 changes
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 10 Sept, 01:15headline rewritten

    Betel nut traces in 25,000-year-old teeth point to early human drug useOldest known evidence of human drug use discovered in fossil teeth

  2. El Mundo (Spain)seen 10 Sept, 01:15headline rewritten

    La nuez de betel, la primera droga usada por los humanos: la consumían en Indonesia hace 25.000 añosLos humanos antiguos ya se drogaban con nuez de betel hace 25.000 años

  3. kazu.orgseen 21 Sept, 16:05URL changed

    now resolves towww.kazu.org/npr-news/2026-09-19/betel-nuts-are-a-top-mind-affecting-substance-now-theres-evidence-of-ancient-use

  4. ketr.orgseen 21 Sept, 16:05URL changed

    now resolves towww.ketr.org/2026-09-19/betel-nuts-are-a-top-mind-affecting-substance-now-theres-evidence-of-ancient-use

original reportingcopies
Wed, 9 September 2026peak 4 reports on Wed, 9 September 2026Sat, 19 September 2026

What it is about

IndonesiaIndonesian foragersSulawesiArchaeologistsAsiaPacífico SurIndonésieAncient human remainsLjudiOraščićIndonezijeNaukowcyAdam BrummGriffith UniversityIndonesianNový archeologický výzkumVýzkumníciRoger PapkePeter UngarUniversity Of Arkansas

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
El Mundo (Spain)1 original report - edited after publishing
ABC News (Australia)1 original report - edited after publishing
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
dailymail.com1 original report
kazu.org1 copy echoing NPR News
ketr.org1 copy echoing NPR News
9 Sept, 18:00over 10 days19 Sept, 11:21

8 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 12 original reports, 2 reprints

  1. Wed, 9 September 2026

    4 reports
    • El Mundo (Spain)18:00first to reportedited after publishing

      previouslyLa nuez de betel, la primera droga usada por los humanos: la consumían en Indonesia hace 25.000 años

      El análisis de dos esqueletos de cazadores-recolectores revela que el uso de sustancias psicoactivas es más antiguo de lo documentado hasta ahora: la nuez de betel, una de las drogas más utilizadas actualmente, se empleaba en comunidades humanas de Indonesia hace 25.000 años. Se trata de las pruebas más antiguas de consumo de drogas de origen vegetal encontradas hasta la fecha Leer

    • The Guardian World18:00

      Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking What may be the earliest known evidence for human drug taking has been traced to ancient Indonesian foragers who sucked on mind-altering nuts as long as 25,000 years ago. Analysis of two exceptionally rare skeletons from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi revealed dramatic tooth wear and traces of a psychoactive substance in the individuals’ remaining...

    • ABC (Spain)18:00

      En el mundo occidental es relativamente desconocida, por lo que es fácil que nunca haya oído hablar de ella, pero la nuez de areca, una palmera tropical, es una de las drogas de origen vegetal más populares de Asia y el Pacífico Sur. La utiliza casi una décima parte de la población mundial y es la cuarta sustancia psicoactiva más consumida en el planeta, después del alcohol, la cafeína y la nicotina. Tradicionalmente se mastica en forma de una mezcla envuelta en hoja de betel, una planta...

    • ABC News (Australia)18:01edited after publishing

      previouslyBetel nut traces in 25,000-year-old teeth point to early human drug use

      Archaeologists find evidence in Indonesia of a human who appeared to use betel nut for its psychoactive properties up to 25,000 years ago.

  2. Thu, 10 September 2026

    2 reports
  3. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report
  4. Sat, 12 September 2026

    1 report
  5. Mon, 14 September 2026

    2 reports
  6. Tue, 15 September 2026

    1 report
  7. Sat, 19 September 2026

    1 report

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