A Mislabelled “Awl” From 5,000 Years Ago May Be Ancient Egypt’s Earliest Metal Drill
Original photograph of the artefact published in 1927 by Guy Brunton (left) and the actual artefact. Credit: Martin…
5,300-Year-Old Egyptian Artifact Confirms Existence of “Mechanically Sophisticated” Drilling Technology Before the Age of the Pharaohs
Close to a century ago, researchers unearthed a small, unusual metal object during excavations at a cemetery in…
5,300-Year-Old Drilling Tool Found in Egypt
A tiny copper-alloy object long dismissed as a simple awl has been reclassified as the earliest known rotary…
3,000-year-old tool discovery now changes what we knew about ancient Egypt
A small copper object unearthed in Egypt more than a century ago is now at the centre of…