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

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet ...

Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

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

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

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

Treasures from Egyptian Museums in a major exhibition organised in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum uncovered traces of the addictive narcotic after becoming ...