A comprehensive 17-year archaeological study has shattered the long-standing myth that the ancient Egyptian pyramids were ...

A 22-centimeter alabaster vase, inscribed to the Persian king Xerxes I, has revealed that narcotics were part of everyday ...

Scientists have found traces of ancient opiates in the residue lining an Egyptian alabaster vase, indicating that opiate use ...

In a recent archaeological breakthrough, tombs dating back 3,000 years were uncovered in Egypt, revealing contents that were ...

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

An archaeological find on the northern coast of Egypt revealed over 60 newfound tombs, some from roughly 2,600 years ago. The excavation of the tombs found funeral pyres, gold-foil statues and pottery ...

In a landmark collaboration between the (HKPM) and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) of Egypt, 250 treasures and ...

“Our findings, combined with prior research, indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

Flowers, often part of Minoan and Egyptian art, were symbols of life, the afterlife, and rebirth, according to a study of ...

Learn how residue trapped inside a Xerxes-era alabaster jar revealed a long-overlooked tradition of opium in ancient Egypt.

Archaeologists discovered an Egyptian ceramic vase in a Pompeii fast-food kitchen destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, revealing cultural exchanges in the ancient city.

What it tells us about the past: This decorated wooden diorama was discovered in a secret chamber of an ancient Egyptian tomb in Thebes (now Luxor) in 1920. The enormous tomb was that of Meketre, the ...