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

On a computer screen in a lab, a scattered cluster of stone flakes suddenly snaps together into a single, razor-edged tool, each fragment rotating and locking into place as if time is running in ...

The team then developed two ways to present ancient scents to the public. Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, ...

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

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

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A millennia-old Egyptian artifact was found in a shipment to the port at Memphis, Tennessee, officials say. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the artifact on Aug ...

In 1922, archaeologists uncovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun, exposing thousands of artifacts placed around the young Egyptian king for burial. Among the gold ornaments, chariots and ritual items ...

Egyptologists and history buffs the world over are still celebrating the once-in-a-century breakthrough, announced last month, that an English-Egyptian team of archaeologists have finally discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled artifacts ...

A Brooklyn man who trafficked hundreds of stolen Egyptian antiquities through JFK Airport will spend months behind bars. Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, was sentenced to six months in prison in Brooklyn ...