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

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

5,000-year-old discovery rewrites history of ancient Egyptian technology ...

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 ...

In the azure waters off the coast of Antikythera, Greece, a chance discovery in the early 20th century transformed our understanding of ancient technology. A sponge diver, exploring the remnants of a ...

Scientists discover 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils that reveal how ancient animals used Earth’s magnetic field as a ...