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Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of 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 ...

Archaeologists found a simple tomb near Luxor and identified it as the 3,500-year-old burial site of King Thutmose II, officials said. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Before picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even a pharaoh to negotiate ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University Sifting ...

A site long steeped in the legend of King Arthur has been revealed to predate those myths by thousands of years. King Arthur’s Hall, situated on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, is now confirmed to date back ...

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An ancient alabaster vase located in a Yale University museum collection revealed a truth hidden for centuries: Opium use was part of mainstream society in ancient Egyptian culture. “Our findings ...

(CNN) — A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian King has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials. A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission identified ...