Sumerians used advanced ancient technology to engineer bitumen with fibers and minerals, revealing sophisticated material science.
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The evidence for lost ancient technology

From the perfectly symmetrical stone vessels of Saqqara to the massive granite boxes of the Serapeum, some Egyptian artifacts display levels of precision that challenge conventional explanations. This ...
Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.
DESTARA AI, the Feng Shui-guided Destiny App I founded, enters its alpha release this Chinese New Year, marking the public ...
Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.
Discovered in a Mediterranean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism stunned historians with its intricate system of interlocking bronze gears dating back to around 100 BC. X-ray imaging later ...
"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...
I n 2023, archaeologists excavating a burial mound near the town of Nördlingen in Bavaria, Germany hit pay dirt: a grave dating back to the Bronze Age containing the remains of a man, woman, and child ...
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Feb 16 (PTI) India's space missions like Chandrayaan and Aditya-L1 are not just technological achievements but a modern expression that ancient scientific spirit has always ...
Researchers revive the legendary golden “sea silk,” uncovering the science behind its glow and its link to a near-extinct Mediterranean shellfish.
Ranvir has been acknowledged by WWF, IIT Delhi (IHFC), the Ministry of Education, Science Oxford, and the Reading Agency UK for his interests in mathematics, digital technologies, sustainability, and ...
When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s biggest problems. He ranked them inversely by how much money governments were ...