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

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

The comparison focused on three-dimensional geometry rather than decoration. This matters because cartonnage masks were often shaped in molds: If two objects were formed in the same mold, they can ...

The papyrus, known as Anastasi I, or “The Satirical Letter,” is believed by most to take the form of a somewhat mocking letter written between two army scribes.

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

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...

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

An Egyptian papyrus from the 13th century BC describes giant warriors and reopens a global historical and biblical debate.

A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, ...

A brazen overnight break-in at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, has ended with a 52-year-old man arrested and charged, after police say they recovered most of ...