Tobacco use by ancient Mayans confirmed

Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 21:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. archaeologists examining Mayan containers say they've identified nicotine traces in a flask, the first physical evidence of tobacco use by ancient Mayans.

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