Papaver somniferum was domesticated by the indigenous people of Western and Central Europe between 6000 and 3500 BC.[17] However, it is believed that its origins may come from the Sumerian people, where the first use of opium was recognized.[18] Poppies and opium made their way around the world along the silk road.[19] Juglets resembling poppy seed pods have been discovered with trace amounts of opium and the flower appeared in jewelry and on art pieces in Egypt, dated 1550-1292 BC.[20][21]