These forceps, basically a type of surgical pincers, are based on a set that were so well-crafted they have been little improved upon in nearly two thousand years.
Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine.
Heron’s self-moving stand indicates not only his interest in the theater, but also his special fascination with automata.
The frame harp of the fourth and fifth centuries had an arched sound box and a post for support on the open ends and was played resting on the left knee while the player was seated.
The articulated movable siege ladder, usually referred to simply as the siege ladder, is one of a class of weapons used in offensive siege warfare.
Vases and perfume bottles are some of the earliest forms of glass found by historians.
An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, consisting of a framed set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
Glass making originated in the Near East around 2000 BCE in the form of beads, seals and inlays.
The keel breaker was designed to rest underwater in shallow lagoons and marshes, especially around the ports of Talamone and Orbetello. It was intended for protection against pirates.
This war machine was invented during the Middle Ages (around 1400 AD) in order to destroy the great walls of the enemy palaces.
The word bodhran in Irish for deaf. It is a folk instrument that was originally beaten with one hand, but eventually a cipin, a small beater, was used to play the bodhran.
This is a recreation of a mumu, an earthen oven from the highlands of Papua New Guinea.