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Opium Found In Rare Ancient Egyptian Vase Dedicated To “Great King” Xerxes

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And Tutankhamun's tomb may also be stashed with dope.

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Opium Found In Rare Ancient Egyptian Vase Dedicated To “Great King” Xerxes

And Tutankhamun's tomb may also be stashed with dope.

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Analysis of an Egyptian Alabaster Vessel Dedicated to King Xerxes Reveals that Similar Ones in Tutankamon's Tomb Also Contained Opium

A team of researchers from Yale University has managed to scientifically identify the contents of a valuable Egyptian alabaster vessel inscribed with the name of Persian King Xerxes I, who died in 465 BC. The results are that the vessel contained opium. The finding, obtained through the analysis of organic residues, provides [...]

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