King Tut’s alabaster jars have long held mystery. A new Yale study finds chemical evidence suggesting they once contained ...

This redefines “high” society in ancient Egypt. Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

In 1922, the world stood in awe as the tomb of King Tutankhamen was unveiled. But a century later, new research and strange inconsistencies are raising serious questions. Was this the greatest ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

More than a century after King Tutankhamun's tomb was first discovered, all of the treasures that were found inside are being put on display for the very first time at the long-awaited $1 billion ...

The iconic tomb — located in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt — is one of the most poorly preserved in the area Flash flooding as well as fault lines have contributed to the degradation of ...

EXPOSITION PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Artifacts from King Tut's tomb will be on display at the California Science Center in 2018. The exhibit, which opens March 24, marks the upcoming 100th ...

A Mystery Fit For A Pharaoh The first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut’s is raising questions for archaeologists about ancient Egypt’s burial practices July 2006 Get our ...

GIZA, Egypt — They’re the crown jewels of the Grand Egyptian Museum — two galleries devoted to the ancient pharaoh Tutankhamun. Showcasing more than 5,300 objects from the young king’s tomb, including ...

No known tomb survived completely unscathed. Even Tut's was rifled more than once before the volatile British archaeologist Howard Carter entered it in 1922, climaxing an obsessive, two-decade search ...