“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, ...

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

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

In a recent archaeological breakthrough, tombs dating back 3,000 years were uncovered in Egypt, revealing contents that were ...

Egypt was inaugurating Saturday the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient ...

The earliest origins of rare intact—and inscribed—Egyptian alabaster vessels like the one examined are generally unknown but span the reigns of Achaemenid emperors Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes, a ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet ...

Fireworks and drone spectacles lit up the Saharan night above a gala of Egyptian elite, heads of state, and foreign ...

Wadisuchus kassabi, an ancient crocodile from Egypt, shows crocodiles lived in the sea, offering insight into reptile evolution.