The ancient Egyptians are famous for many scientific achievements:
- metal working, including working with copper and gold:
- glass-blowing:
- knowledge of anatomy and medicine;
- invention of a calendar;
- the standardisation of measurement;
- paper-making from papyrus reeds;
Metal working
The ancient Egyptians learned how to heat metal ores in order to extract the metals. They were skilled metal-workers, particularly in copper and in gold. The picture below shows workmen pouring molten (gold made liquid through heating) into moulds.
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