Ancient Egyptians Drank Cocktail of Psychedelics, Body Fluids and Alcohol
A mysterious 2,000-year-old mug has revealed evidence of a bizarre liquid concoction used in ancient Egyptian rituals.
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Why Humans Evolved to Play Music?
Why do humans play music? From rhythmic bonding to social evolution, this video explores the science and history behind ...
Ancient Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in rituals, reveals 2,000-year-old mug
A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, ...
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Evidence of 2,200-year-old hallucinogenic ritual found in Egyptian vase depicting dwarf god
An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.
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Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals, study confirms
Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...
Study confirms Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals
A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, ...
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Ancient Egypt Meets the 21st Century at the New Grand Egyptian Museum
Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...
At the Met, Black Artists Salute an Enduring Affinity With Egypt
A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?
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They created a musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Today’s activists are listening
Pro-Palestinian and other modern activists are resonating this new musical about a group of Egyptian college students during ...
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How the NY Public Library acquired a ‘treasure trove’ of Jewish and Yiddish music
A collection of documents described as a treasure trove of Jewish music has been acquired by the New York Public Library, ...
In Cairo, an Art Exhibit Invokes the Past and Glosses Over the Present
As soon as she arrived, she set up an installation of three bench-sized Arabic letters on the sands of the Pyramids of Giza ...
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The 5 Very Best Egyptian-Cotton Sheets
The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...