5,300-Year-Old Drilling Tool Found in Egypt

Feb 11, 2026 - 21:15
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5,300-Year-Old Drilling Tool Found in Egypt
Original photograph of the Badari drill published in 1927 by Guy Brunton (left) and the actual artifact. Image credit: Martin Odler & Jiří Kmošek, doi: 10.1553/AEundL35s289.

A tiny copper-alloy object long dismissed as a simple awl has been reclassified as the earliest known rotary metal drill from ancient Egypt.

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