Something unusual has been dug up in the Judean desert north of the waterway of Nahal Zohar. An ancient pyramid, dating back to the Hellenistic period, is emerging from the arid sandstone which has concealed it for 2,200 years. Don’t be fooled by the name: this pyramid was not built by Greeks, although they certainly
A new analysis of a vase from ancient Egypt has revealed what we think everyone already knew: ancient Egyptians loved their psychedelics. The vase, fashioned in the likeness of the Egyptian party god Bes, contains a heady cocktail of hallucinogens and other mind-altering substances. The study, headed up by Professor Davide Tanasi of the University