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discovered in archaeological excavations are indications that the
Ancient Egyptians were expert miners and metalworkers.
This also goes to show that the Egyptians possessed the scien-
tific knowledge and technology needed to identify seams of metal,
extract ore from them, refine the metals thus extracted, and combine
them to produce alloys.

(1, 2) Finely worked pec-
torals of the king, crafted of
gold, silver and semi-pre-
cious stones

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(4) A small, long-spouted pitcher
made of hard gold still maintains
(3) A pair of finely crafted
sandals its strength and brightness.

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