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[ad_1] The "basic ring juglets" were widely marketed in the eastern Mediterranean between 1650 and 1350 BC. Once inverted, the shape of the containers resembles that of opium poppy seed heads. Researchers …

[ad_1] The basic ring juglet resembles the seed of an opium poppy. (Credit: British Museum) According to a new study, a 3,000-year-old container, originally found in the eastern Mediterranean and preserved in …