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Damascus Steel: Swords that Will Not Dull

Damascus Steel: Swords that Will Not Dull

Damascus steel swords originated in the Middle East during the 9th century and were renowned for their appearance as well as their durability, being multiple times stronger and sharper than the Western swords used during the Crusades.

Their name, derived from the Arabic word for “water,” references not only the Syrian city from which they hailed but also the flowing pattern that adorns their surface. This pattern was created during a unique forging process where small ingots of wootz steel sourced from India, Sri Lanka, or Iran were melted with charcoal and cooled at an incredibly slow rate.

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Back To The Future

Back To The Future

Archaeologists repeatedly stumble upon artifacts that seem way too advanced for the times from which they originate. The ancient Greeks, for instance, developed a clock capable of calculating and tracking planetary motions and solar eclipses among other things. These forward-thinking inventions a...

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Ahead Of Their Time

Ahead Of Their Time

Archaeological excavations throughout the world reveal that, once in a while, ancient civilizations developed inventions that were decades if not centuries ahead of their time.

It is sometimes said that these inventions rival or outmatch modern science. This, too, is a misconception. While ...

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Greek Fire: Flames that Don’t Go Out

Greek Fire: Flames that Don’t Go Out

When the Muslim fleet of the Umayyad Caliphate attempted to lay siege to the Byzantine city of Constantinople in 674, their ships were doused in flames. At first, the Muslims were not alarmed; fire was often used in naval warfare and could be put out easily with cloth, dirt, or water. This, howev...

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Roman Concrete: Cement that Does Not Crack

Roman Concrete: Cement that Does Not Crack

Many architectural projects of ancient Rome would not have been possible without Roman concrete. Also known as opus caementicium, Roman concrete was a hydraulic-setting cement mix consisting of volcanic ash and lime that bound rock fragments into “a single stone mass” and made them impre...

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The Houfeng Didong Yi: The World’s First Seismoscope

The Houfeng Didong Yi: The World’s First Seismoscope

Created almost 2000 years ago, the Houfeng Didong Yi holds the honor of being the world’s first seismoscope. Its place of origin was China, a country that has been plagued by earthquakes for as long as its inhabitants can remember. Its creator was Zhang Heng, a distinguished astronomer, cartograp...

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Antikythera Mechanism: A Cosmic Clock Before Copernicus

Antikythera Mechanism: A Cosmic Clock Before Copernicus

The Antikythera mechanism, which was found to be over 2,200 years old, had functioned as an ancient computer.  

CT scans reveal the contraptions mind boggling complexity, combining cycles from Babylonian astronomy, mathematics from Plato’s Academy, and ancient Greek astronomical theories. I...

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Baghdad Battery: A Rudimentary Taser (for Pain Relief)

Baghdad Battery: A Rudimentary Taser (for Pain Relief)

Archaeologists use the term “Baghdad battery” to refer to a ceramic pot, copper tube, and iron rod that were found in Iraq near what was once the capital of both the Parthian and subsequent Sasanian Empire. They believe the three distinct objects once fitted together to create a single device. Th...

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