Ancient Egyptians likely used opiates regularly
Researchers have actually discovered traces of ancient opiates in the residue lining an Egyptian alabaster vase, showing that opiate usage was woven into the material of the culture. And the…
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Did ancient Egyptians really booby-trap the pyramids?
A passage in the Pyramid of Khufu(likewise referred to as Cheops Pyramid)at Giza in Egypt. Was it ever booby-trapped? (Image credit: BC Video Inc through Getty Images) The ancient Egyptians…
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Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
Images on the burial place of Ramesses VI portrays the goddess Nut. If you look above and behind it, you’ll see an undulating curve that might represent the Milky Way…
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Ancient Egyptians used so much copper, they polluted the harbor near the pyramids, study finds
On a warm spring day in 2019, scientists tired into the earth underneath Cairo’s metropolitan streets. Simply over a kilometer away, the Great Pyramid of Giza sparkled on the horizon….
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