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Ancient tool may rewrite timeline of Egyptian technology
Egyptian craftspeople were ‘ahead of their time,’ study says.
However, careful reexaminations indicate the “little awl” is far more significant than originally believed—so much so that it ...
Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.
Researchers have identified the earliest known "mechanically sophisticated" drill found in association with ancient Egyptian ...
A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A ...
"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...
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, ...
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 ...
A small metal object discovered more than a century ago is changing what scientists know about ancient Egyptian technology. Researchers from Newcastle University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna ...
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