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Historical Blindness

Ancient High Technology - Part One: The Archimedean Spiral

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4839 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In the first half of a 2-part series examining claims of lost ancient high technology, I look at specific examples of advanced technology in the past that seems to have been lost to time, with a focus on the legendary inventions of Archimedes. Switch to Mint Mobile and get a new 3-month unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month. Visit MINTMOBILE.com/BLINDNESS! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/historical today to get 10% off your first month. Direct all advertising inquiries to [email protected]. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts! Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at www.historicalblindness.com sometime before the release of the next episode. Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes! Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!  And check out the show merch, which make perfect gifts!  Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness.Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episodes publication. Tracks include "Tarte Tatin," "Game Lands," "Cicle Vascule," "Delicates," and "Cicle Gerano." Additional music, including "Wake Up" and "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:07.3

You know what that is.

0:09.9

An ice cold beer.

0:11.9

What's different?

0:15.0

It's Budweiser, a perfect beer for party season.

0:22.6

Best enjoyed with your best buds.

0:25.6

Cheers to that.

0:27.6

Budweiser, like no other.

0:30.6

Please drink responsibly.

0:31.6

For the facts, visit drinkaware.co.

0:33.6

com.

0:34.6

. In the UK.

0:45.3

In 1900, Sponge Divers discovered a wrecked Roman cargo ship near the Greek island of Anticyra. This was a true instance of discovering

0:57.6

sunken treasure. The following year, from within the wreck, the divers were able to recover

1:03.3

numerous Roman coins, priceless jewelry, and statues of both marble and bronze, as well as a variety of other artifacts,

1:12.6

glassware, pottery, and assorted unidentified detritus.

1:17.6

Like real-life Indiana Joneses, these divers surrendered everything to a museum,

1:24.6

the National Museum of Archaeology in Athens, to be specific.

1:29.4

There, the recovered artifacts were stored and slowly but surely analyzed.

1:35.2

A year later, in 1902, an archaeologist at the museum was examining a rock that had been given

1:41.6

to the museum with the rest of the items, and he noticed that

1:45.0

a gear wheel appeared to be embedded within it.

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