EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 38 MIN
The Opium Trail from Egypt to Persia, or Putting Your Hope in Dope, Ancient Edition
from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast
The discovery of opium residues in an Egyptian alabaster jar with the Achaemenid king Xerxes’ name on it has us wondering. How stoned were they in the past? Was that why the jar ended up at Yale? Talk about a legacy admission!
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