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Yale Team Detects Opiates in Xerxes-Inscribed Alabaster Vase, Offering Clearest Evidence in Ancient Egypt

A nondestructive residue test on a rare Xerxes-inscribed alabaster vase detected multiple opiate alkaloids, prompting targeted analyses of Tutankhamun’s jars.

Geoarchaeological Study Dates Karnak’s Origins to Egypt’s Old Kingdom

Egypt Reopens Amenhotep III’s Valley of the Kings Tomb After Two-Decade Restoration

Egypt Retrieves Statues and Ship Remains From Possible Canopus Site Off Alexandria

Complete 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Found on Egyptian 'Soul House' at Fitzwilliam Museum

New Analysis of Aswan Rock Engraving Confirms Elite Role in Egypt’s State Formation

First Complete Old Kingdom Egyptian Genome Reveals North African and Fertile Crescent Origins