A Biologist Spotlights The World’s First Antibiotics. Hint: It Was Found Growing On Ancient Egyptian Bread

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the ...
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Groundbreaking 17-Year Study Debunks One of Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Myths

For generations, the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten—built by the controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten—was shrouded in the ...

Ancient Egyptians likely used opiates regularly

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

Inside Ancient Egypt is an up-close look at the daily lives of ancient Egyptians—as well as how they thought about death. Enter through a three-story replica of a mastaba, a type of ancient Egyptian ...
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Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums

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

Opium use in ancient Egypt: Alabaster vase residue points to widespread use

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...
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Mummies, sarcophagi, statues, and more are on display at Hong Kong’s largest ancient Egyptian exhibition

The exhibition also includes more recent archaeological discoveries from Saqqara – the necropolis of the ancient capital ...