It wasn’t so long ago when the people of ancient civilizations were viewed as simple, primitive people. So it’s startling to discover that many ancient cultures possessed advanced knowledge of metallurgy, mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, and more.
With this knowledge they forged steel stronger than anything else seen until the Industrial Revolution, created a recipe for concrete so durable that their buildings would endure for millennia longer than the constructions of today, cut stones and assembled walls so precisely that attempts at modern-day replications have failed.
Scientists are still scratching their heads over some of the amazing accomplishments of ancient civilizations. After all, until recent decades, everything and everyone that existed before recorded history people were seen as ignorant of anything related to science.
Here are ten of the astonishing advances that existed in the past.
From what I read, they have discovered cement at the (controversial) Bosnian pyramid that is 10,000 years old. http://www.sarajevotimes.com/official-investigation-bosnian-pyramids-made-layers-concrete/
>>These days, we’d be lucky to get a decent highway built within a year.
Damn, if that isn’t the truth!
Good point, Dale!