and since the 19th century the motive power has been mechanical. The first evidence of the potter's wheel was found in Egyptian paintings. Pottery in Egypt was a skilled craft in the Early Bronze Age.

Like some misleading, clickbait title from the 19th century, Cleopatra’s Needles have no connection to the legendary queen.

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...