The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals. Mesopotamians, the ancient ...

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.

Aristotle, Plato, Socrates... Ancient Greece's charismatic philosophers define the civilization's legacy in popular memory. Often forgotten are the technological inventions that set Greece apart from ...

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

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This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Back in the 1990s, most people wouldn’t have believed ...

What do snow goggles, suspension bridges, and lacrosse have in common? They are all innovations that were created by Native Americans thousands of years ago that we still use today. Many Native ...

Chess, originally known as "chaturanga" and developed in India around 1,500 years ago, symbolised military strategy through its four types of pieces. Over centuries, it evolved into the global ...

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 ...

India’s brilliant contributions to science and culture often flew under the radar, thanks to a mix of colonial neglect and Western-centric history. When the British ruled, they downplayed India’s ...

LANSING — In the course of 11 days, a device dating back to 234 B.C. successfully captured 704 fish and lifted them into a collection basket as part of a project to determine if the method could be ...