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(1 Mar 2001) English/Nat XFA William Shakespeare possibly found his inspiration from drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. The bizarre announcement has been made by scientists in South Africa who claim to have found traces of cannabis in 17th Century clay pipes discovered at the site of Shakespeare's residence in Straford-upon-Avon in England. STORY-LINE: 00:01 The announcement was made at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria, South Africa. 00:05 Scientists here have been examining clay pipe fragments found in England. 00:09 Dr Francis Thackeray says the discovery could link Shakespeare to the use of drugs. 00:14 SOUNDBITE (English) "The results suggest that at least one hallucinogenic substance was accessible to Shakespeare and his contemporaries at a time when smoking was a novelty in England." SUPERCAPTION: Dr Francis Thackeray 00:26 The pipes were found to contain suggestive evidence of marijuana... 00:30 ...and perhaps more surprisingly, cocaine. 00:35 SOUNDBITE (English) "Although not conclusive, the chemical analyses of compounds in the pipes supports a view that Shakespeare's reference to a "noted weed" in his 76th Sonnet may have been associated with cannabis." SUPERCAPTION: Dr Francis Thackeray 00:49 The 17th Century pipes were discovered at the site of Shakespeare's residence in Straford-upon-Avon. 00:54 The 76th Sonnet does talk of the 'noted weed', but whether he refers to marijuana is open to interpretation. The weed or not the weed, that is the question. 01:05 The discoveries were made using special equipment at the police forensic science laboratory in South Africa. 01:10 The pipes also had traces of tobacco, camphor and myristic acid - which is also known to have hallucinogenic properties. 01:20 Scientists are continuing with their research. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...