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

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

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

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

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

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale ...

Researchers believe that these findings will bring a new change in the understanding of ancient medical and medicinal ...

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, ...

Locally produced knowledge about Egyptology should be the jewel in the crown of the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum, ...

The new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is expected to attract up to eight million visitors a year and give a huge boost to ...

History Hit's Tristan Hughes travels to Egypt to explore its extraordinary links to one of the most famous names from ...

Shockingly images have revealed the disturbing manner King Tut was taken from his royal coffin exactly 100 years ago.