c. 1,250 BCE
Agriculture
Egypt
Water-lifting shaduf in the Nile fields
A counterweighted lever raised river water into irrigation ditches.
Why it mattered
A simple machine that multiplied farm output.
Bronze Age
1,250 BCE
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