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.
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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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Long misidentified, object in museum is oldest drilling tool found yet in Egypt

Egyptians used sophisticated tools much earlier than previously thought.

5,300-year-old 'bow drill' rewrites story of ancient Egyptian tools

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, ...
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