Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of the pharaoh — including during the time of King ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

Over two weeks in Egypt, independent researchers investigate ancient sites like Saqqara, the Serapeum, and Abusir—searching for clues of advanced technology hidden in plain sight. From 80 tons of ...

Aug 2 (Reuters) - It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935 archaeological expedition at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor of a woman with her mouth wide open in what looks ...

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Archaeologists offer a new explanation for one of the century’s grislier finds, “a carefully gathered collection of hands” in a 3,500-year-old temple. By Franz Lidz Aristotle called the hand the “tool ...