The hair color of the ancient Greeks has long intrigued historians. Luckily, evidence of their appearance can be found in ...

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

“Our findings, combined with prior research, indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

Pakistani and French experts at Chanheen Jo Daro on Wednesday shared the results of 10 years of archaeological excavations ...

Archaeological excavations outside the ancient city of Megiddo shed light on the area's Bronze Age alcohol production and a ...

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

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface ...

Findings published in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, showed in “definitive evidence” for noscapine, hydrocotarnine, morphine, thebaine, and papaverine — which are all well-known ...

Archaeologists uncovered rare gold treasures and evidence of a Roman river port at Aquileia, revealing the city’s ancient ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a tremendously rare sight in the form of a largely untouched, 2,500-year-old burial mound.

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...