In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, called a Bes mug, to identify its past contents. Bottoms up for Bes.

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“Religion is one of the most fascinating and puzzling aspects of ancient civilizations,” Tanasi said in a statement. “With this study, we’ve found scientific proof that the Egyptian myths ...

These rituals may have also involved recreating the Egyptian “Myth of the Solar Eye,” in which Bes defeated the bloodcraving goddess, Hathor, by offering her an alcoholic, sedative-laced drink ...

Locating a historic shipwreck is only the beginning. One ancient Egyptian vessel may take us literally hundreds of years to ...

In light of the findings, the authors of the study, in Scientific Reports, believe that the mug may have been used in psychedelic rituals—possibly linked to fertility. The Egyptian Bes mug used ...

A Bes mug used in ancient Egyptian rituals. Image: Tampa Museum of Art, Florida/D. Tanasi et al., 2024/Scientific Reports How does a concoction of honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice ...

validating written records and centuries-old myths of ancient Egyptian rituals and practices. Through advanced chemical analyses, Davide Tanasi examined one of the world's few remaining Egyptian ...

Researchers said the mug was used in fertility-related rituals reenacting Egyptian myths. “These substances reveal the sophistication of ancient Egyptian ritual practices,” said study author ...

With many local and national gods, Egyptian religion was a natural response to the mysteries of the universe and reflected the worries of everyday life in the Ancient World. Over the last thousand ...