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." ...
A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A ...
Hiker’s Chance Discovery Uncovers a 1,500-Year-Old Artifact Linked to Tragedy ...
A 12,000-year-old discovery offers a rare look at the emergence of complex technologies employed by America’s early inhabitants.
Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special ...
Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...
Scientists discover 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils that reveal how ancient animals used Earth’s magnetic field as a ...