Many assume that advanced technology is a product of recent centuries, but history tells a different story. Ancient civilisations often created tools, structures, and systems so advanced they continue ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

We have built the ancient lighthouse of Pharos out of a wooden frame that we then covered with "ancient" plaster. To achieve a "stone" finish, we then covered the plaster with an air drying clay. We ...

It's easy to think of the evolution of technology as a linear process, starting from the most primitive simple machines and ...

A keel breaker is a counterweight hull-piercing device. It was originally designed by Mariano di Iacopo (or Jacopo) 1382-c.1453), known as Taccola. Like many men of the early 15th century, Taccola was ...

African origins of farming -- Africa and the age of metals -- African musical instruments and pottery -- African pottery -- African recording and writing systems -- African mathematics, weights and ...