Archaeologists have formally identified a 3,300-year-old bone whistle from Tell el-Amarna that they believe served as a police signal near the royal cemetery, according to Smithsonian Magazine. The ...

A 3,300-year-old whistle carved out of a cow's toe bone has been discovered in Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna), an ancient Egyptian capital founded by the father of King Tutankhamun. It is the first ...

The discovery of Akhenaten -- The private tombs of Amarna -- The tombs in the Royal Wadi -- The boundary stelae -- The buried evidence: the early finds -- The buried evidence: the later finds -- The ...

A carved-out cow bone found in Egypt is actually an ancient whistle, once used by an Egyptian “police officer.” This officer didn’t use the whistle to direct traffic, though. He was guarding a royal ...