The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern ...

The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

The slow cooker of the ancient world, the tagine has been a staple in North African kitchens for centuries. The Berbers of ...

Many of India’s ideas were buried in ancient texts or passed on orally, making them hard to recognize or credit. So, while the world was busy catching up, India had already been there ...

What did the ancient Greeks do for us? Find out about some ancient Greek inventions that are still used today! Introduction to Ancient Greece Find out what the ancient Greeks were like.

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project begun by the students in the course Ancient Inventions, which was offered for the first time in the spring semester of 1997. More inventions will ...

A firearm dating to circa-1540 was recently found in southern Arizona.