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
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to ancient Indian epics and esoteric doctrine, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were two of the Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire. Archaeologists and
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Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - Everyone knows about the Pyramids of Giza. Many are also aware of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, and perhaps also the pyramids
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Astronomical tradition of ancient China was an important part the country’ cultural tradition and dates back to the Bronze Age and 1800 BC. Through
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A gnomon ("one that knows or examines") is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The term has been used for many
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Windcatchers are very old wind towers can be still found across the Middle East. The structures were created by ancient engineers to create natural
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The astrolabe is a beautiful ancient object. It is fair to say it is an instrument with a past and future. It is
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the Berber Arabs of the Sahara Desert, they are known as foggaras but these people do not remember all their history because it
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Maya Blue has been a scientific puzzle mainly due to its unusual chemical composition. Maya blue is a highly resistant artificial pigment.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Magnetic compass is an indispensable navigation tool that has played a significant role in our history. We find the first use of a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to ancient sources, Seneca (c. 4 BC - AD 65), the Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist used to read "all the books in
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AncientPages.com - Question: What was the Egyptian blue? Answer: The Egyptian blue is the world’s oldest artificial pigment. It appeared about 5,000 years ago in a tomb painting
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - People ask many questions and are curious about inventions and discoveries. Here is one question: When was the odometer invented? An odometer is
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com – Many scientists worldwide are currently conducting experiments in order to learn more about levitation and antigravity. There are however ancient documents that indicate our
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When did people start brushing their teeth? It may come as a surprise, but brushing teeth was a rather common practice in some
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was, without doubt, a man much ahead of his time. His excellent knowledge and scientific curiosity resulted in many incredible
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The underground city of Nushabad, known as Ouyi to locals is located 8 km north of Kashan in Esfahan province, central Iran. It's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Moray or Muray (in Quechua) is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Is it possible that many of our "modern" inventions are in fact only prehistoric discoveries and ideas, which belong to ancient scientists? The monk
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located 16 meters below the coral island, the magnificent city of Kish is true proof of ancient engineering skills. The subterranean city in Kariz,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient China we come across a number of highly advanced robots that could sing, dance, act like servants and perform many other surprising
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is it possible that death rays were used in ancient times? Can we find any traces that could offer evidence our ancestors were
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists and other scientists have been scratching their heads trying to figure out how remarkable ancient Peruvian structures like Sacsayhuamán were constructed. These marvelous
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - "Only since the late 1700s has it been possible to collect & record truly accurate geographic information." (Encarta Encyclopedia: Geography & Maps, History of...)
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Wari culture not only extended the irrigation systems already existing in Peru but also were the first using a terraced field technology and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - It cannot be denied that the concept of automation was known to the ancient Greeks. There is a good reason to believe that
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Researchers say that our binary system is nothing but a re-invention based on ancient knowledge that existed centuries before the concept of a computer. 1827
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AncientPages.com - Many discoveries of modern science and technology were known to the people of ancient India. Skilled ancient doctors conducted complicated surgeries like fractures, cesareans, removing of urinary
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Nimrud lens is 3,000-year-old object that could re-write the history of science. Although the telescope was officially invented in the 16th century,
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A . Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Discoveries of man-made objects enclosed in pieces of rock or coal could possibly offer very persuasive evidence that in the "impossibly" remote
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - It is almost wrong to refer to this engineering masterpiece as ancient or primitive. The first known cybernetic machine was invented already 1,700
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AncientPages.com - Many forgotten ancient manuscripts are kept secret and out of sight in dusty basements of libraries in different parts of the world. In 1961, Doru Todericiu, Professor
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Over the years, almost thirty theories have been documented, many of them dismissed, and none of them considered satisfactory. They are considered an
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Did a highly advanced Antediluvian civilization once inhabit Malta, a small island located in the Mediterranean Sea? What kind of sophisticated machinery was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Imagine that you find a small burning lamp hidden deep in an ancient vault. This mysterious lamp, which is in perfect preservation, has burned
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This incredible technology was widespread in antiquity and evidence of it can be found in all corners of the world. Prehistoric builders used
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