15 Oldest Technologies That Scientists Can't Explain

The history of mankind is quite impressive. We have come a long way but it’s undeniable that the ancient civilizations that existed before us are all brilliant and amazing. They’ve built many incredible things and some of their inventions were far too advanced for their time. Archeologists and historians can easily explain most of the ancient inventions but there’s still a plethora of mysteries and questions out there. Most of the time, people attribute unexplainable things to extraterrestrial beings, but maybe it’s about time we give our ancestors more credit. From the Damascus Steel to the Ancient Flying Machine, here are 15 oldest technologies that scientists can’t explain.

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[charlesbroderick]

Why do we find it hard to imagine brilliant people in the past? If there was one Einstein, does it not make sense that there are thousands if not more throughout human history?

[nokiaamu]

Finally I found someone who gives credits to Indian math and science . Thanks a ton

[PratMan]

the mystery of Iron Pillar of Delhi was uncovered by my Professor of Metallurgy at IIT Kanpur (Prof. R Balasubramaniam) many years back (his specialisation of corrosion). The refining process in those days used wood & material that had higher phosphorous than current level. As a result the corrosive reaction use to give a protective layer on the metal. This is what protects it from all weather conditions

[nagendrarajput]

5 out of 15 belong to India hats off to Indian culture and its history

[sreehari]

I don't know, but in ancient Indian texts there is a weapon named Bhramasthram, which is said to be the most powerful, and anyone would use it only if there is no other option. Bhramasthram is also known as ancient counterpart of modern day Atomic nuclear bombs. Also during WW2 Hitler sent a team to the Himalayas to get any information about ancient Indian technology

[programmingwithsunny]

India has thousands of mysteries that still can't be described.

[ravindertalwar]

I feel highly obliged and humbled by the Grace of Almighty God 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[TheAdventuresOfDougan]

The Vajra (also known as the Thunderbolt) is often referred to as the weapon of Indra (a demi-god in Hinduism). He was said to hurl the heavy metal object at his enemies and inflict much damage. But in Vajrayana Buddhism, the Vajra is more like a lightning rod channeling spiritual power, or knowledge or energy... sort of an antique light-saber. The wielder would have the spiritual power, and could use the Vajra to direct that spiritual energy to a Naga or a Demon or a willing Monk to supply them with enough spiritual energy to awake from their unconscious mind and become conscious.

[Krrishanuacharyaa]

Hinduism's all books are research paper, everything is advance science in Bharat that is India

[greekgeek]

As a Greek and since we did this in primary school and later on too, i can confirm that the fire was just called ''liquid fire'' or "υγρό πυρ" and pretty much is exactly what we all saw in Game of thrones season 2 if not mistaken

[DOI_ARTS]

21st Century People: We are already technologically advance.

Ancient Ancestors: Hold my hammer.

[chamindathilan]

The flying object is.called "Dandu monara" used by king "RAVANA", the great inventor in ancient SRI LANKA...Most relevant stories about the flying machine used by him also written in RAMAYANA' in India....

[El_Santo_De_Cerote]

"Iron pillar of Qutub Minar is not rusted because it was made by 98% wrought iron. Presence of high amounts of phosphorus (as much as 1 per cent against less than 0.05 per cent in today's iron) and absence of sulphur/magnesium in the iron are the main reasons for its longevity." From August of 2020

[dannymcaleese]

Has anyone considered the Phaistos Disc might be a board game? It has a start space and an end space and segmented spaces all throughout, and the symbols might've matched cards/tiles that were passed out to players playing the game?

[ariktrejos]

Stone Spheres in Costa Rica: they have been found on many regions of the country. Few sites conserved its original positioning, which is a shame. However those that were kept in place brought 2 more theories:
- they were maps: pointing the way to cities and villages (size would indicate how big the city was)
- or constellations replicas for daytime navigation (can be seasonally rolled)
Both of these theories could be valid, as CR did not have a significant indigenous population and was route, more like a 'bridge' between north and south. These are unique in the world and would great to find a definite explanation, specially in regards to the tools used (they explain using other stones, but some are way too perfect).

[harshanaudayanga]

Correction - Damascus Steel and Vimana Aircraft are owned by Sri Lanka and not by India. These technologies known as Damascus steel and Vimana aircraft or Dhandu monara are the technologies of Lankanswara Sri Rawana, a former great king of ancient Sri Lanka.

[DankBudsOfficial]

0:58 Damascus and Wootz steel are not the same thing, the only similarity is that Wootz has a pattern like damascus but it is typically much finer to the degree of a samurai sword level of folding. This is why science can't explain Wootz because it doesn't seem to be part of the forging process but rather a natural type of steel that is unexplainable because we can't find any of the specifics on how it was created. A considerable difference however is Wootz is notably different to Damascus as any number of steel or steel alloys can be made into damascus.

[PacifistJACK]

India was most advanced civilization of those time 😌

[drziegler]

I saw a video somewhere that said the roman dodecahedron could be used for knitting gloves, the different size holes were for different size fingers, and the knobs were for the string/yarn. It would also explain why there were so many of them were found because it was a household item.

[mikeymike]

The antykithera mechanism is the most ingenious thing ever found, mind boggles how this was done back all those years back