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

The earliest known evidence for the Pythagorean Theorem comes from an ancient clay tablet called, “IM 67118.” This tablet ...

Residue from an ancient Egyptian vessel contains opium biomarkers. The finding suggests widespread usage across society.

A new study asserts that the Bronze Age goblet may be one of the earliest known depictions of cosmology, featuring gods ...

The more than 4,000-year-old Goblet that was found in Palestine was identified as the world’s earliest known depiction of the ...

A stunning goblet found in the sands of the West Bank has revealed the earliest visual depiction of Creation, aligning with ...

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

The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...

Boston University Astronomy Professor Gerald Hawkins has a bone to pick with historians who list the seven wonders of the ancient world. It is not that they have picked the wrong wonders, ...

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

Researchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together ...