Mysterious Burnt Seeds Found In Roman Pot May Be Cannabis

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The ancient pot was found at a site that preserves evidence of Roman settlement and agricultural activity.

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman pot containing a set of mysterious seeds that may be from the cannabis plant.The pot was unearthed during excavations conducted at the site of an energy-generating facility between Saltholme Nature Reserve and the village of Cowpen Bewley in the district of Stockton-on-Tees, northeastern England.The site preserves remains from Britain's Roman period—which lasted from A.D. 43 to A.D. 410—including evidence of settlement and agricultural activity.

'Pottery finds are routinely washed before they are sent for analysis, but one of our staff had the presence of mind to notice something was different about the soil filling this pot, left it in situ and sent it for analysis,' Jon Welsh with Green Man Archaeology told Newsweek.Cannabis was known to the ancient Romans and evidence suggests it was used medicinally and for industrial purposes, such as making hemp ropes.

 

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