Economic Botany

A Prehistoric Mural in Spain Depicting Neurotropic Psilocybe Mushrooms?

This paper establishes the hypothesis that the Selva Pascuala mural, a work of post-Paleolithic rock art in Spain, contains fungoid figures depicting neurotropic fungi, especially Psilocybe hispanica, a species that occurs in a neighboring region. The mural represents the first direct evidence for possible ritual use of Psilocybe in prehistoric Europe.

Published

February 17, 2011

Journal

Economic Botany

Authors

Akers, B. P., Ruiz, J. F., Piper, A., Ruck, C. A. P.