Tassili Mushroom Figure

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anthropomorphic figure with mask.[1] It was called by Terence McKenna the "bee-faced mushroom shaman".[2]
However, it is not certain whether it represents a shaman, or mushrooms, or an art with naturalistic elements. On the right, photo of a similar painting that also contains mushroom-like elements.

The popularly called Tassili mushroom figures are

shamanic connotations and one of the strongest pieces of evidence for ethnomycological data.[3] It is possibly the oldest example of rock art used to claim the ritual use of fungi in prehistory, with Tassili being the first site that likely may contain representations of the genus Psilocybe (the second example is at the Spanish archaeological site of Selva Pascuala).[4]
However, interpretations of Tassili's drawings are disputed and it is unknown whether they actually represent mushrooms or specific natural or cultural elements.

Discovery

The discovery of prehistoric rock art at the

Martians" or "Great Gods" among archaeologists to refer to the round-headed figures at Tassili.[7]

One of the Tassili figures referred to as having a mushroom-shaped head and supposedly holding a mushroom.[1]

The mushroom-like silhouette type has been variously interpreted by researchers as an

US Forest Service acknowledged that "The oldest known petroglyph depicting the use of psychoactive mushrooms comes from the rock shelters at Tassili n'Ajjer" and that "It is postulated that the mushrooms depicted on the “mushroom shaman” are Psilocybe mushrooms.".[9][10] Other drawings with mushroom-shaped features appear on petroglyphs in the region.[3][1]

The

P. cubensis, P. aquamarina and P. natalensis.[3][12]

However, there are recent studies by scholars of rock art who question the shamanistic paradigm and the supposed interpretations that certain characteristics of the images would illustrate pre-existing anthropological categories, which assumes a universal application for different cultures.

Ancient Astronaut Theory.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Samorini, Giorgio (1992). "The oldest representations of hallucinogenic mushrooms in the world (Sahara Desert, 9000-7000 BP)". Integration (2 e 3). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023.
  2. ISBN 978-1-4070-6128-3
    . The bee-faced mushroom shaman of Tassili-n-Ajjer. Drawing by Kat Harrison-McKenna
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  5. ^ "Tassili-n-Ajjer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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  8. ^ Kuyper, Thomas W.; Price, Lisa (15 de março de 2006). «Ethnomycology in Africa, with particular reference to the rain forest zone of south Cameroon». In: Pieroni, Andrea; Price, Lisa. Eating and Healing: Traditional Food As Medicine (em inglês). [S.l.]: CRC Press
  9. ^ Marshall, Colin (27 January 2021). "Algerian Cave Paintings Suggest Humans Did Magic Mushrooms 9,000 Years Ago". Open Culture.
  10. ^ "Plants of Mind and Spirit - The Mighty Fungi". U.S. Forest Service.
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  13. ^ Akers, Brian P. (2010). "A Cave in Spain Contains the Earliest Known Depictions of Mushrooms". Mushroom. The Journal of Wild Mushrooming. Verão-outono: 45–58.
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