A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A tiny copper-alloy tool discovered all the way back in the 1920s may prove to ...

A small copper tool found in a museum drawer is now confirmed as the oldest rotary metal drill in ancient Egypt, dating back 5,300 years.

Egyptian craftspeople were ‘ahead of their time,’ study says.

Did Ancient Egypt possess advanced lost technology? Explore the mystery behind perfectly drilled holes, precision saw marks, and astonishing stone-cutting techniques found in ancient Egyptian temples ...

"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.

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 ...

Researchers have identified the earliest known "mechanically sophisticated" drill found in association with ancient Egyptian ...

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 ...