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

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 ...

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

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

Two voids found on the eastern face of Menkaure's pyramid may indicate the presence of a second entrance. Two voids detected ...

Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.

A newly identified fossil species, Wadisuchus kassabi, dating to the Campanian period (about 80 million years ago), extends the evolutionary history of Dyrosauridae and underscores Egypt’s Western ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the ...

Florida might seem about as far from modern-day Egypt as possible - and just a few thousand years from the end of the sprawling Ancient Egyptian Empire.

Astronomy meets antiquity on this 10-day cruise of a lifetime along the legendary Nile River to experience the total solar ...