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10 Incredible Ancient Tools That Revolutionized Early Civilizations
The Ancient Egyptians may not have celebrated Christmas, but they did celebrate a New Year's festival called Wepet-Renpet. Anthropologists believe that humans have only been wearing clothing for ...
Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle ...
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Why was farming important to the ancient Egyptians?
Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not ... This was called basin irrigation. They also invented tools like the shaduf. A shaduf is a long pole with a bucket attached to the end, which ...
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Excavations at Queen Hatshepsut's mortuary temple reveal elaborate burials, decorated blocks and ancient tools
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 ...