The drill’s chemical composition was also surprising, study co-author Jiří Kmošek noted, as it is made up of an unusual ...

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

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

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 ...

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

However, careful reexaminations indicate the “little awl” is far more significant than originally believed—so much so that it ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...