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How Ancient India Influenced Asia and Beyond: The Golden Road Revealed

Imagine a time when intellectual and cultural treasures traveled as freely as spices, gems, and silk. A time when India ...

Opium may have been a daily habit for Ancient Egyptians

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

In Ancient Egypt, Opium Was a ‘Fixture of Daily Life,’ Study Suggests

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...
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Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Serdar Yalçin, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) The earliest form of the ...

Ancient Egyptians may have been ‘daily’ opium users, new study shows

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 ...