Newcastle University: 5,300-year-old 'Bow Drill' Rewrites Story of Ancient Egyptian Tools
February 09, 2026
February 09, 2026
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news:
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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.
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Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have re-examined a small copper-alloy object exca . . .
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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.
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Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have re-examined a small copper-alloy object exca . . .