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Ancient tool may rewrite timeline of Egyptian technology

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

This 5,300-year-old ancient Egyptian tool may be the world's oldest metal drill

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.

5,300-Year-Old Bow Drill Proves Ancient Egypt Had Advanced Tech Far Earlier Than Expected

"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...
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5,300-Year-Old Metal Drill Bit Rewrites History of Ancient Egyptian Tools

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 ...
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A 5,300-year-old rotary metal drill pushes back the history of technology in Ancient Egypt by more than two millennia

An international team of researchers has established that a small and long-forgotten copper alloy tool, excavated a century ...
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Decorated surfaces on ancient Egyptian objects : technology, deterioration, and conservation; proceedings of a conference held in Cambridge, UK on 7-8 September 2007 / edited ...

United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Archaeology Section United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Archaeology Section Conference ...

CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life

Keck Medicine of USC radiologists use computed tomography (CT) scanners to diagnose and treat patients' diseases and injuries. Recently, however, this advanced technology was put to a far more novel ...