What is a nail?
Q: What is a nail?
A: A nail is a metal object with a flat head and a long sharp tip used to join two objects together.
Q: How is a nail put into another object?
A: A hammer or nail gun is used to put a nail into another object.
Q: What are the three periods in the history of the nail?
A: The three periods in the history of the nail are hand-wrought (forged) nail (pre-history until 19th century), cut nail (roughly 1800 to 1914), and wire nail (roughly 1860 to the present).
Q: What is the earliest known documentation of nails?
A: Bronze nails found in Egypt dating back to 3400 BC are the earliest known documentation of nails.
Q: Is there any reference of nails in the Bible?
A: Yes, there are references to nails in the Bible. King David gave iron to make nails for Solomon's Temple.
Q: How extensively did the Romans use nails?
A: The Romans made extensive use of nails. The Roman army left behind seven tons of nails when it evacuated the fortress of Inchtuthil in Perthshire, Scotland, in 86 or 87 AD.
Q: How old are hand-wrought (forged) nails?
A: Hand-wrought (forged) nails date back to pre-history until the 19th century.
