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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The advanced tools and techniques used in ancient Egypt have become a subject of fascination and intrigue among historians and archaeologists. The mastery of technology and craftsmanship demonstrated ...

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 ...

"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.

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, University of Massachusetts classics lecturer Joseph Wilson took the students in his course, Technology in the Ancient World, to the glassblowing laboratory of Sally Prasch. The ...