History is littered with brilliant ideas that arrived too early for their own good. Some were buried by economic constraints, ...

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 ...

The human capacity for invention is unparalleled. We have developed technologies that have allowed us to survive and thrive far beyond the ecological niches that constrained our ancestors. While our ...

This video explores how ancient civilizations built things so advanced that even modern science cannot explain them. From ...

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 ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

Discover how two revolutionary ancient inventions changed the course of humanity forever. Discover how Homo sapiens transformed from nomads to empire builders. Witness the innovations – from animal ...

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 ...

Our project was to make pots using ancient forms and methods. We got information from many books and web sites, including some personal correspondence with experienced potters. First we dug clay from ...