Mummies are known for being surprisingly well preserved despite their age, and that's due to ancient peoples' impressive ...

In the heart of the greatest mystery of the ancient world, scientists have discovered an astonishing find that could forever ...

The centenary of a historic archaeological moment is being marked in Dorchester.

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet ...

New evidence reveals that up to three royal women may have ruled Egypt before Tutankhamun ascended the throne. Inscriptions, ...

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, ...

Treasures from Egyptian Museums in a major exhibition organised in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum uncovered traces of the addictive narcotic after becoming ...

A discovery within the Great Pyramid of Giza could soon reshape our understanding of ancient Egypt, according to tantalizing ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...