Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...

The earliest archaeological evidence of the use of cosmetics can be traced back to the urban civilizations of the ancient world. In southern Iraq and in Egypt, men and women alike painted kohl around ...

Experts can't pinpoint exactly when and where it was invented, but Bronze Age Mesopotamia or Eurasia are the most likely candidates. Not just renowned for building the pyramids, the ancient Egyptians ...

But that's not quite right. Some ancient cultures managed to develop some bafflingly complex and sophisticated inventions using techniques and knowledge that seemed to come out of nowhere ...

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a bit ... The largest pyramids were made with over 2 000 000 blocks of rough yellow limestone that were taken from the ground ...