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5,300-Year-Old Drilling Tool Found in Egypt
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A discovery led by the University of Newcastle (UN) transformed the understanding of engineering and technological skills of Ancient Egypt. A tiny copper alloy object, forgotten for almost a century in the collections of a museum, was identified as the oldest known metal arc drill, suggesting an Egyptian technological sophistication two millennia earlier than was believed.This discovery forces scholars to reconsider the emergence of complex tool…
A recent study suggests that the ancient communities of the Nile Valley already used more advanced drilling technologies than was thought. Specialists from the University of Newcastle and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna re-analyzed a small copper alloy artifact discovered about a century ago in a cemetery [...]
A 63mm metal fragment rewrites the technological chronology of the Nile Valley
Researchers from Newcastle University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna have revealed that a tiny copper tool from Badri, Egypt, is not an awl, as was thought for a century. The re-examination has proven that it is an advanced drill that was thousands of years ahead of its time.
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