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

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

This suggests similar alabaster vessels from the time period—often made from soft calcite stone and used for perfumes and ...

The first study granted access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating has examined the transition between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. One of ...

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

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Egypt unveils the world's largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilization CAIRO (AP) — Egypt was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday, the world’s largest museum ...

CAIRO (AP) — In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a ...

Welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump for a state visit last week, South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung presented him with the country’s highest civilian honour, along with a replica golden crown ...