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  2. Ancient Egyptian technology - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian metal tool kit is well described and it consisted of metal blades of chisels, adzes, axes, saws and drills, used for the work on various types of wood and stones. [18] Also, the ancient Egyptians were apparently using core drills in stonework at least as long ago as the Fourth Dynasty , probably made of copper or arsenical ...

  3. Hand drill (hieroglyph) - Wikipedia

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    The Hand drill is a hieroglyph, (and tool), used in ancient Egypt from the earliest dynasties. As a hieroglyph, it can also be used as a determinative for words related to the profession of vase, bowl, pot-making, etc., typically from fine-grained, colorful rare stone, for example unguent jars. The size of drills was small-to-large, small for ...

  4. Merkhet - Wikipedia

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    The merkhet or merjet (Ancient Egyptian: mrḫt, 'instrument of knowing' [1]) was an ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument. It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle. [2] It was used to track the alignment of certain stars called decans or "baktiu" in the Ancient Egyptian. When visible, the stars could ...

  5. List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Flip-flops — Thong sandals have been worn for thousands of years, dating back to pictures of them in ancient Egyptian murals from 4,000 BC. Ancient Egyptian sandals were made from papyrus and palm leaves. [253] Hair gel — Analysis of ancient Egyptian mummies has shown that they styled their hair using a fat-based gel. The researchers behind ...

  6. Adze - Wikipedia

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    The adze is depicted in ancient Egyptian art from the Old Kingdom onward. [1] Originally the adze blades were made of stone, but already in the Predynastic Period copper adzes had all but replaced those made of flint. [2] Stone blades were fastened to the handle by tying and early bronze blades continued this simple construction.

  7. Archaeologists uncover golden 'tongues' and 'nails' in ...

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    Archaeologists recently uncovered intriguing artifacts in an excavation in Egypt, including golden "tongues" and "nails," according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

  8. Archaeologists unearth remains of ancient Egyptian wizard ...

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    Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remains of a multi-skilled wizard-doctor who treated the pharaohs some 4,000 years ago.. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

  9. History of timekeeping devices in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian sundial (c. 1500 BC), from the Valley of the Kings, used for measuring work hour. Daytime divided into 12 parts. The ancient Egyptians were one of the first cultures to widely divide days into generally agreed-upon equal parts, using early timekeeping devices such as sundials, shadow clocks, and merkhets (plumb-lines used by early astronomers).