Ancient Vs. Modern Technology

As you can see from this series of articles on ancient technology, the ancient civilizations were not mere knuckle-dragging, cave-dwelling idiots who were afraid of fire. They were very intelligent people for the most part. We are not saying that the entire populations of these ancient societies were very intelligent. But just like in theContinue reading “Ancient Vs. Modern Technology”

Ancient Technology: The Baghdad Battery

There seems to be some controversy surrounding this device. While one website states that it was discovered in a museum, another will say that it was discovered within an archaeological context. In 1938 a number of small jars were found in the collection of the National Museum of Iraq. These jars, previously overlooked, were foundContinue reading “Ancient Technology: The Baghdad Battery”

Ancient Technology: The Chinese Seismoscope

This is an interesting ancient technological invention.  The quotes we will provide will say just about everything that can be said about this device. It seems it is an invention that did not survive the tests of time except in historical records. And you know how we feel about historic records. Sometimes they are honestContinue reading “Ancient Technology: The Chinese Seismoscope”

Ancient Technology: The Astrolabe

It is an interesting name and if you are wondering how the ancient world calculated time, this may have been one of the tools they used. An astrolabe is a scientific tool used to calculate not only time but to help in navigation as well as make astronomical observations. Sometimes, when one thinks of theContinue reading “Ancient Technology: The Astrolabe”

Ancient technology: The Yakhchal

This is an interesting technological advancement used in the ancient Persian deserts. According to Wikipedia, the word Yakh means ice, and the word chal means pit thus putting the two words together, you get ice pit. In modern times, the word Yakhchal is used to describe the modern fridge (Ibid). When you look at picturesContinue reading “Ancient technology: The Yakhchal”

Ancient Technology- Misc. Inventions

The items listed in this article are those items that have a direct or indirect relationship with ancient technology. Without the development of these items, technological advances may well have been delayed by centuries. #1. The wheel It is not known who or when the wheel was invented but once it was, life became thatContinue reading “Ancient Technology- Misc. Inventions”

Ancient Technology- the Antikythera mechanism

This has to be done first just to get it out of the way. It is an interesting device that looks to be the only one of its kind or the only one of its kind that survived somewhat to the modern age. According to some sources, this device was said to be created betweenContinue reading “Ancient Technology- the Antikythera mechanism”

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