In the quest for historical and archaeological documentation, people usually observe, preserve, and interpret the in-your-face evidence. …
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Ancient Inventions
Who invented chewing gum, plastic surgery, and newspapers? All of these inventions are much older than you might think.
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Ancient Mesopotamia was a powerhouse of agriculture and trade, giving rise to some of the most powerful empires and kingdoms the world had ever seen. …
Amazing things have been discovered from the Maya, and their inventions are just the beginning. The ancient Maya of present-day Mexico and Central …
Ancient Rome was famously home to the Colosseum, dozens of column-flanked temples, and numerous bathhouses, but the Eternal City was also filled with …
The ancient Greeks brought us all sorts of important innovations, from democracy, born in 6th century BC Athens, to the Olympics, which began as a …
The pharaohs of Egypt presided over a huge kingdom for thousands of years, taming vast stretches of wilderness, erecting monuments that have stood …
The influence of Ancient Greece on the modern world is pervasive, from democratic institutions to classical influences on art and architecture. The …
All the technology we have today is built upon technology that came before it. Some branches of technological evolution stretch back just a few …
