The Coso Artefact is a perplexing archaeological find that has baffled scientists, researchers, and enthusiasts alike.
But, Is the Coso Artefact a Hoax or is it Proof of Advanced Ancient Civilizations?
Is the Coso Artefact a Hoax or a 500,000-year-old Spark Plug?
The Juliana Anicia Codex or Vienna Dioscurides: a 6th Century Manuscript
The Juliana Anicia Codex, colloquially known as “Vienna Dioscurides” is an important and rare example of a late antique scientific text.
Decoding the 3,700-year-old Enigmatic Phaistos Disc: A Mesmerizing Glimpse into Minoan Civilization
For more than a century, the Phaistos Disc has remained a subject of intense controversy and fascination since its initial discovery in 1908 by Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier at the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the south coast of the island of Crete.
The Scarificator: A Bloodletting 18th-Century Device
Bloodletting was a common medical practice in the 18th and 19th centuries for a wide variety of ailments, including fever, headaches, and even mental illness. Physicians believed that many illnesses were caused by an imbalance of bodily fluids, and bloodletting was thought to restore this balance. The scarificator was an essential tool for bloodletting, as it allowed physicians to create small incisions quickly and efficiently.
Codex Rotundus: A 15-century Pocketbook
In the 15th century, Flemish craftsmen created the first pocketbook in history, the Codex Rotundus, a unique late-medieval manuscript comprised of 266 pages containing a lavishly illuminated Book of Hours written in Latin and French.
The Aztec Death Whistle: A 14th-Century Mystery
The Aztec Death Whistle is a pre-Columbian musical instrument that was used by the Aztecs for ceremonial purposes. This whistle is shaped like a skull or a human figure, and its unique sound is said to resemble the scream of a human being.
Debunking the Babylonokia: an 800-year-old Mobile Phone
An ancient mobile phone was found during archaeological excavations at Fuschl am See, (in Salzburg), Austria. Researchers unearthed the Babylonokia, an 800-year-old Nokia mobile phone with cuneiform writing on it
The Electropathic Sex Belt: Electroshock Medical Treatments to Cure Impotence and Hernias
a lot of fascinating new devices were introduced in the area of medicine. These new devices produced electric discharges and were supposed to cure everything from liver disease to hernias.
One of those devices was The Electropathic Sex Belt
Mortsafes: Protecting Graves from 18th Century Body Snatchers
Mortsafe became popular in the 18th and 19th century Britain to protect graves from body snatchers
The Oldest Wheel In The World is More Than 5,000 Years-Old
While currently it is not known when the first wheel was invented, we have archaeological evidence of the oldest wheel to date ever found, known as the Ljubljana Marshes Wheel.
The Oldest Wheel In The World is More Than 5,000 Years-Old