Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by former Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is split into 3 episodes, namely City Life, Sex and Love, and War and Conflicts, all around 50 min long.

External links

  • Ancient Inventions at the Internet Movie Database
  • Official dvd release
  • See also

  • Ancient Discoveries
  • The Re-Inventors

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    From Rory to Sonia and Seán: who is Ireland’s greatest ever sportsperson?

    The Irish Times 23 Apr 2025
    Your opinions are in, you have had your say on who is the greatest Irish sportsperson of all time. The years ranged from ancient times (Cú Chulainn, who “invented hurling without trying”) to the currently active and covered a wide range of sports, male and female athletes, from North and South of the island ... Photograph. Michael Reaves/Getty ... READ MORE....
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    This NYC pickle crawl is a very big dill

    Jewish Telegraph Agency 22 Apr 2025
    The destination ... While Jews did not invent pickles, nor the pickling process — we can thank the ancient Mesopotamians for that — the history of the salty snack is nonetheless intertwined with the history of New York Jews, who brought pickles over from Eastern Europe around the turn of the 20th century and helped popularize them in the United States....
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    Unidentified liquid discovered beneath ancient Mexican pyramid | Daily Mail Online

    The Daily Mail 21 Apr 2025
    An often overlooked ancient pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new theories that the structure may have had a shocking hidden purpose ... The mysterious structure is shrouded in conspiracies ranging from being an ancient power plant to the engine for an extraterrestrial craft....
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    'Gateway to the underworld' beneath ancient Mexican pyramid hints at advanced civilization | Daily Mail Online

    The Daily Mail 21 Apr 2025
    An often overlooked ancient pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new theories that the structure may have had a shocking hidden purpose ... The mysterious structure is shrouded in conspiracies ranging from being an ancient power plant to the engine for an extraterrestrial craft....
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    How big is a double helix and is it dark in space? The kids’ quiz

    The Observer 20 Apr 2025
    how big is a double helix? The size of a garden hose. About 2cm long. It has a diameter of about 2 nanometers (nm). It changes size depending on your mood. Reveal ... how were colours invented? Ancient painters got bored of black and white. Mr A Leprechaun invented the first rainbow in the year 15BC. They weren’t invented – they’ve always been there ... Reveal ... ....
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    Researchers discover world's oldest recipe

    The News International 19 Apr 2025
    These include traces of burnt porridge on Stone Age pots to "beer loves" of bread in ancient Egypt.So what's the oldest known recipe? ... According to Farrell Monaco, an honorary visiting fellow and doctoral candidate at the University of Leicester who specializes in ancient Roman breads, "recipes" as we know them are a modern invention....
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    Rejuvenating ‘Chinese character’

    Taipei Times 19 Apr 2025
    The date was chosen to coincide with guyu (“grain rain”), a traditional solar term (half-month seasonal division) starting on April 20 when ancient Chinese paid tribute to Cangjie (倉頡), the legendary figure credited with inventing Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago....
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    Ancient humans may have faced radiation risk 41,000 years ago

    New Scientist 17 Apr 2025
    A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, perhaps requiring ancient humans to invent protective measures ... ....
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    Wealth inequality's deep roots in human prehistory

    Science Daily 15 Apr 2025
    ... the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing....
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    Ancient Miners Created the First Wheels, Research Reveals

    Colombia One 12 Apr 2025
    A new study reveals that ancient copper miners, not potters, likely invented the first wheel to move ore in narrow tunnels ... Their findings suggest these early wheels were likely used to move heavy materials like ore, changing the traditional view that ties the invention of the wheel to pottery wheels in Mesopotamia around 4000 BCE....
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    Germany needs a ‘game-changer’ government

    Arab News 12 Apr 2025
    The origin of the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” is often attributed to the works of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. However, it has assumed a much more modern relevance in 2025 for Germany ... In contrast, Merz conditionally supports equipping Ukraine with longer-range Taurus missiles ... Andrew Hammond ... He said ... Disclaimer ... ....
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    The Unorthodox Tactics and Weapons of Ancient Warfare

    Greek Reporter 09 Apr 2025
    Archimedes invented the ‘death ray’ to burn the Roman ships sieging Syracuse ... The only change that progress has brought is that the ancient weapons have been replaced by more sophisticated ones ... His greatest invention is the one that rescued Syracuse, the ancient Greek colony in Sicily, from the Roman siege....
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    Long-Lost Ancient Invention Wipes Out Power Bills and Generates Energy On Demand

    Bitchute 05 Apr 2025
    Go to the source via the article link to view the video or click the video icon .......

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