Mystery of King Tut’s jars solved? Yale researchers find opium clues

Mysterious Jars Found in King Tut's Tomb Have Perplexed Scholars for a Century—New Research Finally Reveals What They Held

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Mystery of King Tut’s jars solved? Yale researchers find opium clues

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental. The discovery raises the possibility that King Tut’s famous jars once held opiates valued enough to be buried with pharaohs—and stolen by tomb raiders.