This 5,300-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Tool May Be the World's Oldest Metal Drill

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

5,300-Year-Old Egyptian Artifact Confirms Existence of “Mechanically Sophisticated” Drilling Technology Before the Age of the Pharaohs

Researchers have identified the earliest known "mechanically sophisticated" drill found in association with ancient Egyptian ...
The Macomb Daily

Ancient pumping technology not too old for Macomb County Public Works

Macomb County Public Works will continue to use 2,500-year-old technology to ensure residents in the St. Clair Shores area can continue to flush freely and avoid basement flooding and occasional nasty ...
Ancient Origins

5,300-Year-Old Metal Drill Bit Rewrites History of Ancient Egyptian Tools

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

5,000-year-old discovery rewrites history of ancient Egyptian technology ...
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Ancient 5,500-year-old workshop confirms key part of the Bible

Ancient 5,500-year-old workshop 'confirms key part of the Bible' ...