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 ...

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

Highlights from this massive archaeological museum include the complete collection of treasures discovered within King Tut’s ...

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

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

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

In her curation of “The World Between,” Dakouri-Hild calls attention to the complexities of cultural formation in geographic ...

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