Before Cocaine, Coca for the Spirits: Why Was Coca Stuck in Three Llamas' Wool at Tambo Viejo? — Archaeology Teahouse

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Archaeological excavation at the Inka provincial centre of Tambo Viejo, in Peru's Acari valley, has recovered coca leaves in direct association with llama and guinea pig sacrifices dated to c. AD 1450–1500.