The largest false door of its kind has been found in an ancient Egyptian tomb, and it is a truly remarkable discovery that ...

Mystery as 4,000 year-old pharaonic painting disappears from ‘cursed’ tomb in Egypt - The tomb is one of the few to have a curse inscribed on its facade, warning intruders of ‘divine punishment’ ...

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

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

Egypt on Saturday opened the tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian ...

“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, ...

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

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum uncovered traces of the addictive narcotic after becoming ...

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

Visitors to the new museum will be able to view the entire contents of Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time since its discovery over 100 years ago.