“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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Iran has placed 17 of its most iconic mosques on UNESCO’s Tentative List under the collective title “Persian Mosque,” paving ...

A needle-carved rock image believed to depict a Sasanian king has been discovered in the cliffs of the ancient city of ...

In early November 333 BC, Alexander the Great crushed the massive Persian forces led by King Darius III at the Battle of ...

Persepolis, the ceremonial city of the Persian Empire, embodied Achaemenid power, divine order, and the vision of a united ...

Here we have devoted several articles to the use of animals in warfare—some more or less common (horses, elephants, dogs), ...

Centuries before modern nations began defining human rights, Cyrus the Great laid out principles of freedom, dignity, and ...