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 ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

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

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

A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The temple is part of the ancient Memphis archaeological site dating back over 5,100 years, at a site that was then the capital of ...

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

The history and culture of ancient Egypt has long been a source of fascination in the West, where the wonders of the great pyramids, the mysterious sphinxes and the tombs of the pharaohs fired the ...

Pedestrians crossing the busy streets of Shibuya would never know that towering over them is a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in an eight-story museum. The Museum of Ancient Egypt was the ...