026/100 A Thousand Years Locked: The Oldest Locks and Keys Still in Use
A THOUSAND YEARS LOCKED: The Oldest Locks and Keys Still in Use The Oldest Lock in the World: Egypt Through the Eyes of a Thief Imagine you’re a thief in ancient Egypt. The air is hot, the walls thick, and in front of you is a wooden door secured by a primitive lock — the first in history. You know that inside might be grain, gold, or secrets. But this time, you can’t just push the door open. You’re facing the earliest form of lock, invented not to impress, but to stop people like you. These wooden pin locks date back [...]