The advanced tools and techniques used in ancient Egypt have become a subject of fascination and intrigue among historians and archaeologists. The mastery of technology and craftsmanship demonstrated ...

In the collections of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a small copper-alloy tool from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt. It is just 63 millimeters long ...

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Original photograph of the artefact published in 1927 by Guy Brunton (left) and the actual artefact, photo by Martin Odler Guy Brunton/Martin Odler Production of this article included the use of AI.