Scientists said the findings are the ‘clearest evidence to date’ of broad opium use in Egyptian society
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Scientists said the findings are the ‘clearest evidence to date’ of broad opium use in Egyptian society
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Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study.
Study identified several trace chemical signatures of opium in ancient Egyptian alabaster vase.
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