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.

Throughout history, numerous ancient technologies have left researchers and historians pondering the true capabilities of early civilizations. Were they more advanced than we give them credit for? By ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

Throughout history, there has been a treasure trove of innovative ideas that have stood the test of time; the wheel, paper and other ancient inventions, continue to influence our lives today. The ...

(Note: Data compiled and cross-verified from multiple historical and academic sources, including the Smithsonian Institution archives, Encyclopedia Britannica, and World History Encyclopedia for ...

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 ...

Aerial view of the temple of Venus located in the archaeological park of Baia, a hamlet of Bacoli, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania, Italy. It was an octagonal thermal building, with ...