Researchers have identified the earliest known "mechanically sophisticated" drill found in association with ancient Egyptian ...
On a computer screen in a lab, a scattered cluster of stone flakes suddenly snaps together into a single, razor-edged tool, each fragment rotating and locking into place as if time is running in ...
"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.
Hiker’s Chance Discovery Uncovers a 1,500-Year-Old Artifact Linked to Tragedy ...
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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