In the Egyptian temple of Hathor at Dendera, several dozens of kilometers north of Luxor, there are reliefs interpreted by some “experts” as electric lamps. [ad name="Adsense160x600_orange"] Introduction - Dendera Lamps The "Dendera light" is a technology of electrical lighting supposedly in existence in ancient Egypt, proposed by some fringe authors. Proponents … [Read more...]
The Baghdad Battery
Discovery of the Baghdad Battery In 1936, while excavating ruins of a 2000-year-old village near Baghdad, workers discovered mysterious small vase. A 6-inch-high pot of bright yellow clay dating back two millennia contained a cylinder of sheet-copper 5 inches by 1.5 inches. The edge of the copper cylinder was soldered with a 60-40 lead-tin alloy comparable … [Read more...]