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Egyptian mug contained 2,000-year-old hallucinogenic brew
FREE! This 2,000-year-old mug, depicting the ancient Egyptian guardian demon Bes, was likely used to hold an hallucinogenic brew in magical rituals. University of South Florida archaeologist Davide ...
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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 ...
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From landfill to limelight, Ghana waste entrepreneurs win Earthshot Prize
When Desmond Alugnoa and Jacob Attakpah stepped onto a celebrity-studded green carpet at the Earthshot Prize awards in Cape ...
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Previously extinct bloom reintroduced at False Bay Nature Reserve
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis recently reintroduced the Cape Water Lily, known as the Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, ...
Cape water lily reintroduced as a symbol of hope
The Cape water lily, locally extinct for around 75 years, have been replanted as a symbolic gesture in celebration of ...