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Top 10 Awesome Ancient Gadgets
Modern technology helps us in pretty much every imaginable way. So we can’t help but wonder how the technology helped people in the past. Archeological and historical discoveries have revealed to us that those people also relied on technology and ancient gadgets. Here is our list of 10 awesome ancient gadgets. Enjoy.
10. The Coso Artifact
Finding a spark plug isn’t an amazing thing. However, this changes when it’s enclosed in a rock that is 500,000 years old. This artifact has vanished and it’s not being analyzed with the help of modern technology. There are three main beliefs regarding the origin of the Coso Artifact: the first one is that it’s an alien technology, the second is that the artifact is from the future and the third is that it was built by an ancient and very intelligent civilization like Atlantis.
9. Roman Dodecahedra
Numerous Roman artifacts can be considered ancient gadgets, but the Roman Dodecahedra is easily one of the most amazing. This was found in a number of countries around Earth, including France, Switzerland and Germany. Various archeologists have tried studying it but its purpose is still unclear. The scientists recognized some symbols on the device, which are linked to the Zodiac but it’s not clear if it was used for decorative purposes or as a scientific instrument.
8. Mysterious Airplanes
These gadgets were discovered in Columbia and it’s believed that they have been built by a tribe called Quimbaya, sometime around 1000 C.E. Because they have landing gears, tails and wings, the resemblance to modern airplanes is quite obvious. Some scientists constructed models after these gadgets just to show that they indeed worked. However, other scientists claim that these gadgets are nothing more but stylized fishes or insects.
7. Byzantine Tablet
We aren’t the only ones that rely on tablets to get things done. Individuals from the Byzantine culture also used ancient tablets. This gadget is made out of five sections that are piled together and eachpanel has a wax coating and a frame. It is thought that this tablet was used for writing reports on appraisals or inventories.
6. Dropa Stones
These are one-of-a-kind ancient gadgets that many people believe are of an alien or ancient origin. These stones are actually one-foot discs that have a hole in the center and they were discovered in the Himalayas on a burial site. The amazing fact about these gadgets is that they are incredibly old. It is believed that they are around 12,000 years old.
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