Archaeological discoveries and several ancient texts reveal our ancestors were much more advanced than previously thought. Many of our modern inventions are only re-inventions based on knowledge of ancient people.
During the growth of the ancient civilizations, ancient technology was the result from advances in engineering in ancient times. What kind of technology was present in the ancient world? In this section we take a closer look at the stunning technology of the ancient world.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers at UCL have solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism, a hand-powered mechanical device that was used to predict astronomical events. […]
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The modern world is becoming more and more familiar with the use of robots that are put to work in several fields. Industrial robots have been around for some years now and soon we may
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – More than 12,000 years ago, people developed a sophisticated technique for making a play dough-like material from mammoth ivory. This prehistoric technique enabled us to make tools – or decorations – that still puzzle modern
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered the oldest known human-made nanomaterials in the “unique black coatings” of ancient pottery shards — dated to 600 BC — unearthed from an archeological site in Keeladi, Tamil Nadu. These are “the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study led by UCL researchers shows that chromium steel was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought. It was long believed that it was a 20th-century invention but
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Knowledge of acoustics was not uncommon among ancient people. Many ancient cultures used and modified architecture for acoustic purposes. The musical sound of stones was important when ceremonies and rituals were performed. Stonehenge, the famous
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Egyptian blue is the world’s oldest artificial pigment. It has extraordinary properties that allow scientists to reconstruct the past and shape the technology of the future. To ancient Egyptians, blue was a very important
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Many ancient civilizations constructed stunning buildings that still stand today. Modern scientists have long wondered how our ancestors were able to lift giant stones and blocks without access to cranes. According to a new theory,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Tipón waterworks stand out because their hydraulic engineering is combined with thoughtful and extremely skilled environmental design. In all of Tawantinsuyu, or the “Land of the Four Quarters” as the Inca called their empire,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Is it possible that a highly advanced unknown civilization populated this planet thousands of years ago? Did this prehistoric civilization possess scientific knowledge and technical skills that we have struggled to acquire for centuries? If true,
