Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass believes he's closing in on Queen Nefertiti's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, calling it ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Imagination Station is transporting visitors 3,300 years into the past with its newest exhibition, TUTANKHAMUN ...

Egyptologist Howard Carter first laid eyes on the preserved tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt back in 1922. An exhibit coming to Boston wants to take visitors back to that time in history to see the ...

Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. Scientists even think King Tut himself may have used the substance. The findings mean opium use ...

In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon against cancer. Found in tombs like that of King Tut, Aspergillus flavus was ...

This redefines “high” society in ancient Egypt. Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental. The discovery raises the possibility that King Tut’s famous jars once held ...

Irreversible damage was done to the pharaoh’s body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. November 2025 marks 100 years since ...

Researchers investigated the remains inside an ancient Egyptian alabaster vessel. Credit: Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies A 22-centimeter alabaster vase, inscribed to ...

A newly analyzed ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed unmistakable traces of opium, challenging long-held assumptions about daily life and ritual in ancient Egypt. The ...

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun’s mummified remains. What followed wasn’t scientific triumph – it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, ...