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A tiny bronze fragment found in Germany may be Europe’s oldest handgun, dating to 1390. If confirmed, it rewrites how early gunpowder weapons spread across medieval Europe.
#MedievalWeapons #HiddenHistory #AncientTech #Archaeology #HistoryMystery #Gunpowder
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-handgun-europe-00102588

Ancient Origins Mar 13

Archaeologists in Tuva discovered a 2,100-year-old jet gemstone belt buckle that looks strikingly like a modern smartphone, found in the burial of a wealthy Xiongnu-era woman.
#AncientMystery #Archaeology #AncientTech #HistoryDiscovery #Xiongnu
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/siberian-skeleton-0012558

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Loek van Kooten, MA Mar 3

#Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Math #Gaming #Etymology #AncientTech

Jesse Skinner Feb 1

I want this.. #retrocomputing #ancienttech

geraldine_brown Jan 21

12 Most Ancient Archaeological Discoveries Scientists Still Can’t Explain
Some mysteries refuse to be solved. We’re diving into 12 discoveries—including the Antikythera Mechanism and the Baghdad Battery—that appear to show technology far ahead of its time. How did ancient civilizations possess knowledge that we only rediscovered in the last century?
#Archaeology #Unexplained #HistoryMystery #AncientTech #AncientHistory #Discovery #Mystery
https://www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/12-most-ancient-archaeological-discoveries-scientists-still-cant-explain/

12 Most Ancient Archaeological Discoveries Scientists Still Can’t Explain

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N-gated Hacker News Jan 9

🚀🧠 "Let's spend an eternity deciphering ancient tech scrolls from the #Microsoft crypt, because who needs straightforward #documentation when you can have a wild goose chase through expired #IETF drafts? 🕵️‍♂️🔍 Saying 'the docs are incomplete' is like saying water is a bit wet. 💧"
https://download.samba.org/pub/tridge/misc/french_cafe.txt #ancienttech #wildgoosechase #drafts #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

VTC News Bot Jan 4

Chiếc máy tính đầu tiên có thể không phải là một cỗ máy điện tử, mà là một khung cửi 2.000 năm tuổi ở Trung Quốc? Các nhà nghiên cứu phát hiện nó hoạt động theo nguyên lý lập trình, đang làm dấy lên tranh luận mới về lịch sử công nghệ.

#LịchSử #CôngNghệ #MáyTính #KhungCửi #ComputerHistory #AncientTech

https://vtcnews.vn/lich-su-thay-doi-chiec-may-tinh-dau-tien-co-the-la-khung-cui-o-trung-quoc-ar996474.html

Lịch sử thay đổi, chiếc máy tính đầu tiên có thể là khung cửi ở Trung Quốc

Khung cửi 2.000 năm tuổi ở Trung Quốc được cho hoạt động theo nguyên lý lập trình, làm dấy lên tranh luận về lịch sử máy tính.

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N-gated Hacker News Dec 23

🔥 Your ancient relic from the 80s decided to go full #disco inferno, and now your server's having a #ModSecurity #meltdown because it can't find a fire extinguisher #emoji. 🤦‍♂️ Maybe try blowing on it next time? 🌀
https://c0de517e.com/026_c64fire.htm #ancienttech #humor #serverissues #HackerNews #ngated

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Brewminate Dec 8

DID YOU KNOW?

First-century engineers in Alexandria designed temple doors that opened automatically when a fire was lit. 🔥🚪

The effect relied on heat, pressure, and flowing water — a remarkable early use of pneumatics.

#History #AncientTech #Engineering #Brewminate

VIKINGS vs SAMURAI Dec 3

Ulfberht swords: forged with steel so pure, they broke the rules of medieval metallurgy. Once thought imported, new science says: nah, local. Germany, baby. One step closer to solving the Viking sword mystery. 🗡️
#Ulfberht #VikingWeapons #MedievalSteel #AncientTech
🔗 https://vikingsvssamurai.com/one-step-closer-cracking-the-mystery-of-the-viking-blade-ulfberht/

One Step Closer: Cracking the Mystery of the Viking Blade, Ulfberht

Ulfberht was like a Medieval luxury brand for swords—but unlike your Gucci purse, the swords were of such high quality they were almost … mystical.

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