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 ...
A long-overlooked Ancient Egyptian tool is now reshaping what archaeologists know about the origins of human engineering. A ...
Archeologists have found the remains of a cluster of tents with hearths on a remote High Arctic island that date back more ...
"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 ...
Doctors used CT scans to study ancient Egyptian mummies, uncovering injuries, aging, and personal details without disturbing ...
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 ...