An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet of widespread opiate use in ancient Egypt. A recently analyzed alabaster v ...

A royal tomb usually settles the story, yet the mummy inside Tutankhamun's chamber keeps raising problems no one has fully ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, has brought in new measures to try to regulate the rush of visitors, who have flocked to see ...

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

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun’s mummified remains. What followed wasn’t scientific triumph – it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, ...

Further research could determine the depth of these voids and confirm that they really do indicate a hidden entrance.

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

Residue from an ancient Egyptian vessel contains opium biomarkers. The finding suggests widespread usage across society.

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

A discovery within the Great Pyramid of Giza could soon reshape our understanding of ancient Egypt, according to tantalizing ...

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