Ancient inventions

The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Katakolon is a small museum founded by Kostas Kotsanas. The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology is located at a close proximity to the main port of Katakolo…

While the contribution of the ancient Greeks in the fields of rational thought, science, and fine arts remains unique, the history of ancient Greek technology is still quite unknown. A thorough study of the ancient Greek, Latin, and Arabic literature, the angiographic information, and the few releva

WOODBLOCK PRINTING: Ancient Chinese woodblock printing. The earliest example of woodblock printing on paper is dated in the mid-7th century.

Find Stone Wheel Object Early Invention Prehistoric stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.

There is uncertainty about where the wheel first emerged and who invented it. At various times, the concept of asymmetrical components moving in a circular motion on an axis has existed in places like ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Europe.

Invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 moveable type printing…

Dendera astrological calendar: 12 constellations, each made of 3 decans (10 days). Each decan represents a major star. (1st Century ACE; Roman period)

The earliest known use of the wheel was for a potter's wheel that was used in Mesopotamia as early as 3500 BC.

It was Heron the Egyptian who first invented the steam engine, his Aeolipile, about 1600 years before Newcomen’s engine of 1711. Heron was a mathematician and geometer who lived in Alexandria around A.D. 62.