The architectural works of the ancient Egyptians have puzzled historians and archaeologists for many years. Even today, the best engineers in the world cannot understand how this ancient civilization built those structures.

Do the sophisticated drilling and cutting marks in stone show that the ancient Egyptians possessed an incredibly advanced technology? (Photo: Ancient Origins)

Did the ancient Egyptians know how to use drills?

The advanced technological achievements of ancient Egyptian civilization such as pyramids, temples, etc. have led to a hypothesis that the ancient Egyptians possessed a much more advanced technology than their ancestors. what historians imagine. And now, there may be evidence that this hypothesis is correct.

One of the most puzzling things about the architectural abilities of the ancient Egyptians is that they rarely used iron in the construction process. This material only became popular in the 7th century BC when Assyrian armies invaded.

In fact, the ancient Egyptians believed that iron was an impure metal, and was often associated with the god Seth, who represented evil. And the fact that the ancient Egyptians did not use iron for sculpture or tools has puzzled historians, because it is clear that the construction of architectural works requires the use of very sturdy tools.

A stone sculpture of the god Horus in Egypt. (Photo: maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com)

It has been tested that the pyramids were built from materials such as basalt, granite, quartz and diorite, all of which are difficult to drill, cut or carve even when using iron tools.

According to some reports, ancient Egyptians often used bronze tools, which were said to be less durable and strong than iron. Therefore, a question arose as to how they were able to create structures with large boulders with only such primitive tools.

Over the years, archaeologists have also discovered a number of unfinished ancient Egyptian monuments, which show signs of how they were formed.

The interesting thing about these unfinished structures is that they appear to have been created by an advanced technology that people today have not yet discovered.

An ancient advanced technology was lost

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Sir William Flinders Petrie established a reputation for himself as the greatest Egyptologist of his time. One of his most notable discoveries was a number of drill cores believed to date back to ancient Egypt. These drill cores are currently kept at the University of London. It contains hard materials such as limestone, gypsum and granite.

A large unfinished temple in the Aswan quarry. (Photo: Memphis Tours)

Over the years, a number of similar objects have been discovered but are often not displayed to the public for reasons that do not fit the modern paradigm of what is understood about Egyptian society. neck.

However, historians such as Chris Dunn, who had access to these strange artifacts, have concluded that they would have worked better and penetrated deeper into the material than modern iron drills. Modern drills are used for similar purposes, but the speed may not be as fast as modern drills.

Even more strange is that these tools were not mentioned in the texts recorded by the ancient Egyptians. There is a theory that they were not created by the ancient Egyptians.

How were ancient Egyptians able to drill through solid blocks of granite? (Photo: Local.info)

Instead, it is believed that this technology was created by some even more advanced civilization that existed before the ancient Egyptians. So who are they? And how were they able to master such advanced technologies so long ago? That remains a mystery to this day.