An ancient shipwreck proves the Greek historian Herodotus was correct about the observations he made in relation to Egyptian ...

USF study uncovers hallucinogenic use in Egyptian rituals, highlighting the role of Bes mugs in ancient ceremonies.

Archaeological discoveries indicate that alphabetic writing dates back 500 years earlier than previously believed. What ...

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.

Reviewing the symbol’s history, the researchers note that the appearance of a goat-fish hybrid first occurs in Mesopotamian ...

A mysterious 2,000-year-old mug has revealed evidence of a bizarre liquid concoction used in ancient Egyptian rituals.

How does a concoction of honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice, and grapes sound? The drink also contains hallucinogens ...

At an archaeological excavation site in western Syria, Schwartz unearthed a “finger-length” clay cylinder with etched ...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

Researchers have found the first-ever evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, validating written records and ...