(Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) So advanced was Ancient Egypt’s use of copper that Pharaoh Sahure, of the 5th Dynasty, had copper plumbing inside of his funerary ...

“To the King of Egypt, my brother. Thus says the King of Alashiya, your brother: ... Send your messenger along with my messenger quickly and all the copper that you desire I will send you.

Standing in quiet surprise, watching Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron stroll through the bustling Khan El-Khalili market, Mustafa’s cart—nestled between ...