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

Archaeologists have uncovered rock-cut tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom in Aswan, Egypt, revealing pottery vessels and jewelry.

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

"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...

Before picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even ...

This walk explores the Egyptian antiquities gallery inside the Louvre Museum in Paris. The ancient sphinx sculpture and ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara are amazed today by the discovery of a 4,300-year-old mummy covered in gold that has been found intact in Egypt.

If you’ve ever scrolled through social media, you’ve likely seen the endless devotion modern humans have for their feline ...

Archaeologists in South Sinai, Egypt, uncover ancient rock art, tools, and inscriptions showing thousands of years of human activity.

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

An archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) working in the area of Qubbet el-Hawa, on the western ...