Ancient Technology
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.
Ancient Technology Archive
Ancient Technology
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
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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
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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 —
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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
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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
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient metal clamps discovered on megaliths, temples, and other prehistoric monuments worldwide are one of the greatest unsolved ancient mysteries of all time.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most amazing technologies of ancient time are underground irrigation canals known as “qanats”. The qanats transported water from water wells to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aluminum (also aluminium) was used at least 7,000 years ago and our modern discovery of this valuable metal is nothing but a re-invention
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Proof of advanced ancient technology can be found in many places. We come across artifacts that re-write history and offer evidence our ancestors were
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the earliest civilizations that developed under the Olmec influence is represented by an unknown complex of ruins located near Mexico City
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Egyptian blue is the world’s oldest artificial pigment and it has extraordinary properties that allow scientists to reconstruct the past, as well
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Miroslav Provod - AncientPages.com - Nikola Tesla once wrote: "The day when science begins to explore beyond physical phenomena, more will be discovered in a decade than over
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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
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In this top list we take a closer look at striking examples of advanced ancient technologies that were far ahead of their times.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Incas were known for their engineering practices, particularly in regard to water engineering. Their design of water systems was influenced by their
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AncientPages.com - The ancient Babylonians were the first to use sophisticated geometry – a staggering 1,400 years before it was previously thought to have been developed. Sadly, these
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An extremely high tech civilization definitely existed in the distant past of our planet. We currently know nothing about these beings. Most of
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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
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many unanswered questions regarding the Inca’s marvelous engineering masterpiece known as Tipón. How did the Inca manage to reach this high level
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The concept of humanoid robots has been known since ancient times. The first mention of this kind of mechanical devices can be found
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among all the achievements of ancient engineering, Roman aqueducts belong to the most exceptional ones. Engineers in ancient Roman Empire knew that one of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - India has been widely known for its iron and steel since ancient times. The Delhi Iron Pillar is a marvelous example of India's skilled
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is it possible that some of the world's greatest scientific achievements originate from India? Could it be that many of our modern inventions are
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Lycurgus cup is a stunning ancient artifact that offers evidence our ancestors were familiar with nanotechnology. Nowadays it’s no secret that people
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An ancient Jewish manuscript entitled "The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek" translated by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, contains the following
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The need for people to communicate at a distance has a very long tradition and one can say it is as old as humanity
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Fascinating and mysterious underground Longyou Grottoes (also known as Longyou Caves) must have been some kind of an extraordinary man-made project of the ancient
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 727, the world's first mechanical clock was constructed by the Chinese Tantric Buddhist monk and mathematician Yixing (683-727). It was also an astronomical
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Enigmatic small amulets known as thogchags are made of iron, meteoric iron or as Tibetans say "sky metal" or "sky-iron" and denote tektites
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are certain legends and myths that suggest ancient civilizations might have had some knowledge of time travel. While researching advanced technologies of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - These ancient structures, called yakhchals should not be confused with pyramids or ziggurats. The yakhchals (‘yakh’ means ‘ice’ and ‘chal’ means ‘pit’) are in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient societies had access to high technology and as an example that could support this assumption, we now mention an interesting gold object that
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the ancient Roman engineering marvels is located in Samandag. This astounding structure, known as Vespasianus Titus tunnel, is considered the world's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Despite that nanotechnology represents a new rather modern concept and is related to ultrahigh precision and ultra-small sizes, the term "nano" is old and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancients were in possession of very sophisticated knowledge. Ancient gold and silversmiths used mercury, which was produced more than 8,000 years ago in Turkey.
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