Many people think of the evolution of technology as a linear process, starting with machines. simpler and more primitive and progressing to the autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence that we have today. But this is not the case. Using techniques and knowledge that seemed to come out of nowhere, certain ancient cultures were able to create incomprehensibly intricate and sophisticated inventions. Therefore, check out in this article some ancient inventions that still have no scientific explanation.
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To this day, scientists are looking for answers to some creations. Even thousands of years ago, some civilizations were able to create artifacts that have not been replicated for hundreds of years. Scientists and historians are always hard at work figuring out how these inventions came to be, but certain secrets have remained hidden throughout history. Below is a list of the most unusual ones.
1. greek fire
During the Byzantine Empire, in the 7th century, they had their kingdom attacked by invaders and only managed to protect themselves due to a weapon called Greek Fire, which was propelled by a mechanism that has not been recreated to this day, known as "siphon". An interesting factor to be presented is that this equipment was capable of continuing to pulverize the enemy ship even in the water.
2. damascus steel
Because they were never able to reproduce weapons with real Damascus Steel again, he became a legend. As they say, during the Crusades, a higher quality steel than any other used was capable of being flexible, sharp and impossible to be damaged.
3. Antikythera Machine
This item is one of the oldest on this list. It was found at the bottom of the sea in 1901 and is dated to the second century in Greece. Thus, there is not much information about it, and no one knows its builder or what its purpose was. Researchers believe that it was used to make astronomical calculations.