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Ancient Egyptian artifacts stolen from Australian museum

NBC News 15 Feb 2026
He turned “cat burglar” into a job description ... .
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Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Stolen in Australian Museum Heist

Egyptian Streets 15 Feb 2026
Queensland police announced on Saturday that “priceless” Egyptian artefacts had been stolen from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archeology in Caboolture, Moreton Bay, near Brisbane ... ancient Egypt exhibit.
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This 5,300-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Tool May Be the World’s Oldest Metal Drill

Kansas City Star 14 Feb 2026
Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt—and it was hidden in plain sight ... .
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A 5,300-year-old ‘bow drill’ rewrites the story of ancient Egyptian tools

Heritage Daily 11 Feb 2026
The identification of this object as a bow drill implies that Egyptian craftspeople had mastered mechanically assisted rotary drilling more than two millennia before the best-preserved drill sets of the New Kingdom (mid–late second millennium BC).
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Long-lost ancient Egyptian technology rewrites the dawn of civilization

The Daily Mail 10 Feb 2026
The discovery of ancient Egyptian technology suggested that the civilization was mechanically sophisticated thousands of years ago than previously thought ....
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5,300-year-old 'bow drill' rewrites story of ancient Egyptian tools

Sott 10 Feb 2026
A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested.
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Forgotten hand tool rewrites ancient Egyptian history

Popular Science 10 Feb 2026
However, careful reexaminations indicate the “little awl” is far more significant than originally believed—so much so that it may rewrite ancient Egyptian history ... “The ancient Egyptians are famous for ...
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3,300 BC ‘Bow Drill’ Rewrites Story of Ancient Egyptian Tools

Greek Reporter 10 Feb 2026
The findings suggest Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than 2,000 years earlier than many previously known examples ... Bow drills are well documented in later periods of Egyptian history.
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5,300-year-old ‘bow drill’ rewrites story of ancient Egyptian tools (Newcastle University)

Public Technologies 09 Feb 2026
"The ancient Egyptians are famous for stone temples, painted tombs, and dazzling jewellery, but behind those achievements lay practical, everyday technologies that rarely survive in the archaeological record.
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More alike than you think: CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies reveal back pain, dental issues

The Jerusalem Post 07 Feb 2026
Both the mummies and 3D models and prints of the scans will be on display at the California Science Center’s upcoming “Mummies of the World. The Exhibition” exhibit on February 7 ....
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Archaeologists bring 3,500-year-old fragrances used by ancient Egyptians back to life

The Independent 06 Feb 2026
Advance could lead to multisensory museum experiences in future .
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Scientists recreate 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian perfumes

The Independent 06 Feb 2026
Watch the video to see what it was really like being an ancient Egyptian embalmer! .
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Ancient Technology: How Did The Ancient Egyptians Build The Pyramids?

IFL Science 06 Feb 2026
Far from being mysteries, we actually know a great deal about how people like the ancient Egyptians performed their technological and engineering feats ... also explains how Ancient Egyptians carved rock.
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