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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Nicole Wootton-Cane

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 curious about the dark-brown “aromatic residues” found in a historic alabaster vase.

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