A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle ...

A shabti is a little doll that ancient Egyptians would make and put in their tombs to keep them company when they died. They often had tools so that they could do work for people in the afterlife.

They also invented tools like the shaduf. This was a bucket at the end of a pole, used to move water from onto the land. Farming meant the ancient Egyptian civilisation became very rich.

Within the cemetery, the team found coffins holding the remains of ancient Egyptians. While excavating the cemetery, the team also found the remains of bows and arrowheads — weapons that would ...