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Originally Posted by DaveMatrix
The reference to nicotine & cocaine found in Egyptian mummies brings us to the realization that 3000 years ago trade 'may' have existed between South America & Africa.
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Well, they did not find cocaine or nicotine in Egyptian mummies. They found trace amounts of the drugs during drug scans of the mummies.
The only mummies to test positive for cocaine were from the Munich museum, even though the mummies there were from different ages and origins. This makes it far more plausible that the cocaine contamination happened recently in the lab.
Most of the tobacco results were very low and are typical of environmental exposure.
The Egyptians documented all aspects of their lives very well, including drug use. They left no depictions of cocaine or tobacco use.
http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/117_toke.shtml