Analysis of cauldrons nearly two and a half millennia-old has allowed archaeologists to create a near-perfect replica, ...

Bottoms up for Bes. Ancient Egyptians got their ritualistic jollies on a concoction containing a mixture of fruits, nuts, psychedelics, bodily fluids and alcohol, according to new archaeological ...

Researchers have discovered the residues of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol inside a 2,000-year-old mug, suggesting that ancient Egyptians imbibed hallucinogenic beverages during rituals.

In a new article in Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, “Drinking with the Dead: Libation Conduits from Rome’s Columbaria to the Cortile at the American Academy in Rome,” Liana examines ancient ...

Ancient Egyptians were drinking a cocktail of psychedelics In one of the few remaining Egyptian Bes mugs, as the Tampa Museum of Art acquired one in 1984, researchers wanted to know what purpose ...

All the simple secrets to growing fragrant, beautiful lavender plants that thrive year after year—even if you've failed ...

Discovering bones in ancient Roman quarry shafts is not unusual—finding a hand-painted dog penis bone, however, is. Bioarchaeologist Ellen Green from the University of Reading in the UK has ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

(CNN) — Researchers have discovered the residues of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol inside a 2,000-year-old mug, suggesting that ancient Egyptians imbibed hallucinogenic beverages during ...

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