Egyptologists think that these riotous rituals were fueled by wine that had been infused with psychedelic blue lotus.

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD was one of the most catastrophic volcanic events in European history, burying ...

A unique opportunity to test ancient Egyptian perfumes is underway in an exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir ...

An Egyptian political prisoner, 65-year-old Nabil Farfour, died in his prison cell due to alleged medical negligence, human rights organisations including the Shehab Centre for Human Rights reported ...

Speaking in Washington DC, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid presented on Tuesday a “day after” plan for Gaza, envisioning an extended Egyptian guardianship of the war-torn Strip. “Israel cannot ...

A medical ointment ... Although the Malabathrinum papyrus was found in Egypt, then a province of the Roman empire, the recipe itself did not have a genuinely Egyptian background, but was in ...

For the first time in years, archaeologists have stepped inside the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh—to ... Thebes in the nineteenth century, and medical scans of his mummy a few year ago ...

Despite being totally empty, it’s a crucial element in further understanding a transformative period in ancient Egyptian history. Thutmose II (also called Akheperenre) reigned in the first half ...

The Hetepheres collection now sits among the thousands of incredible artefacts at the newly-opened Grand Egyptian Museum ... been sat in storage. A papyrus collection in one corner of the museum ...

For the first time in over a century, a royal Egyptian tomb has been uncovered by archaeologists. The tomb was uncovered in 2022, but has only now been confirmed as the final resting place of King ...