Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

A mysterious 2,000-year-old mug has revealed evidence of a bizarre liquid concoction used in ancient Egyptian rituals.

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

Researchers found psychotropic substances, alcohol, and saliva in a vessel shaped like Bes, an Egyptian god of childbirth and ...

Nearly 4,000 years after her death, the ancient tomb of an Egyptian priestess named Idi has been found in Asyut, Egypt.

A recent study finds one of the most famous civilizations in history may have been using hallucinogens in their ancient rituals.

Ancient Egyptians practiced mummification ... As per archaeological records, the first Egyptians mummies appeared around 3500 B.C. And by ca. 2686 – 2181 B, it became an integral part of ...

At an archaeological excavation site in western Syria, Schwartz unearthed a “finger-length” clay cylinder with etched ...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

Traces of wild rue, Egyptian lotus, and Cleome plant were detected in the vase, along with sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice, grapes, honey, and fermented fruit liquids. These ingredients may have ...

Unbeknownst to a group of researchers digging near a small Italian town, a Christian basilica once stood in a Roman military ...