However, careful reexaminations indicate the “little awl” is far more significant than originally believed—so much so that it ...
"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...
Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.
A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, ...
An international team of researchers has established that a small and long-forgotten copper alloy tool, excavated a century ...
The artifact comes from a Predynastic cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt, specifically Grave 3932 (an adult male burial). It measures about 63 mm long and weighs roughly 1.5 grams, so small it was easy ...
Doctors used CT scans to study ancient Egyptian mummies, uncovering injuries, aging, and personal details without disturbing ...
Who knew that ancient Egypt was full of mysteries and weird facts that continue to puzzle people to this very day?
In recent years, Egyptologists’ understanding of the period of stability and prosperity that emerged at the end of the 4th millennium B.C.E. known as the Old Kingdom has begun to change. Excavations ...
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