Online, products marketed as blue lotus claim to offer relaxation and even psychedelic experiences — but they're a far cry ...

The blue lotus, a captivating water lily entwined with Egyptian mythology, has long dazzled archaeologists and historians.

The significance of the blue lotus was confirmed in 1922 when Howard Carter found blue lotus petals covering the body of Tutankhamun. How ancient Egyptians used the blue lotus in the ‘Journey of ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

As he did more research, he learned of the Egyptian blue lotus's prominence through classes and ancient artifacts kept at Berkeley's own Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. As he learned to ...

were in for a dazzling surprise when they turned up a clutch of gold jewelry and ornaments. The mission was undertaken by the French-Egyptian Centre for the Study of the Temples of Karnak ...

Most of the jewelry had been placed ... One of the mirrors had a lotus-shaped handle, while the other featured a depiction of Hathor, an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with fertility and ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a first-of-its-kind ancient ... jewelry - including a necklace and hippo-head amulet - were still intact. Among the treasures were two copper mirrors, one had a lotus ...

In addition to studying the chemical properties of the Egyptian blue lotus, Liam McEvoy has studied ancient hieroglyphs, seeking patterns and meaning in the symbols. “I wanted to let the plant tell ...