Photo: Scorpion King's Wines--Egypt's Oldest--Spiked With Meds

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Five-thousand-year-old vessels rest in the tomb of Egypt's Pharaoh Scorpion I. An April 2009 study of residues in wine containers from the tomb uncovered traces of medicinal herbs.

Photograph courtesy University of Pennsylvania Museum

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