A set of gold and silver tubes found 125 years ago in the northern Caucasus are likely drinking straws, not scepters, according to a re-analysis of the ancient artifacts. Russian archaeologist Nikolai ...
Ancient people might have used these elongated tubes to drink beer from the same pot during ceremonial feasts or gatherings. Courtesy of Antiquity In 1897, archaeologists excavating an ancient burial ...
“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, ...