Lost in Time on MSN

Ancient civilizations created technology that shouldn’t have existed

This text explores a series of astonishing ancient inventions and engineering breakthroughs that were far ahead of their time. It reveals how civilizations from Rome, China, Greece, and the Islamic ...
The Debrief

The Great Pyramid Has Endured for Millennia—Scientists Have Finally Decoded the Ancient Engineering Technology That Made It Possible

New research offers compelling evidence that "ancient Egyptian architects possessed profound geotechnical understanding" ...
Brien Foerster on MSN

Ancient Egyptian technology and engineering secrets

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...
Smith College

Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project that was begun by students in the course Ancient Inventions, first taught by Marjorie Senechal, which was offered at Smith from 1997 through 2004.
24/7 Wall St

Ingenious Ancient Inventions People Often Mistake for Modern

Back in the 1990s, most people wouldn’t have believed that soon, everyone from elementary school children to grandparents would be walking around with a hand-held device that serves as a computer, ...
Greek Reporter

Philo of Byzantium: The Ancient Greek Who Could Have Worked in Silicon Valley

Philo of Byzantium, a pioneering Hellenistic engineer, revolutionized mechanics and automation in ancient Alexandria.
Ancient Origins

Mount Roraima: Evidence of Ancient Cutting Technology?

Rising abruptly from the lush, untamed jungles of southeastern Venezuela, Mount Roraima is a geological behemoth that defies logic. With its perfectly flat plateau and sheer, vertical cliffs plunging ...
Moviefone

Ancient Inventions (1998)

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is ...