My father was a watch maker, a real old fashined kind who could make parts by hand. This is tricky technology, and impressive for the era it was made. Breathtaking.
It makes me think about how complex technology can be invented by a culture and then lost again, and then reinvented independently. Of course I'm wondering if this could all happen to our present high tech world, and of course it can. -- I envy the clockmaker who's going to reproduce this.
I'm thinking exactly the same thing. We are in an area of ledges, rocks, boulders, digging would be huge venture for so many reasons. So I sit here patiently waiting for Mother Earth to push some treasures closer to the surface.... even one would be beyond incredible. ;)
Watch part 2 of the video. The device was most likely constructed in Syracuse, and the earliest date for it is 140BC; in other words, it was constructed in the Roman province of Sicilia. The Greeks were busily killing each other well before the Romans showed up, and even before the Macedonians did. Greek science was the best in the world, but it took the Romans to stop them from constantly fighting amongst themselves.
Millennia from now, people will say "Yes, ancient civilizations had some incredible technology for their time. Unfortunately, we've only been able to uncover a fraction of it. One theory that seeks to explain this is that the majority of said technology was never even actually created due to the withholding of information through things called patents."
there are some things made back then such as mechanism, carved stones, etc that modern day engineers/etc have confessed that it would be almost impossible if not really hard to recreate, which makes me think that our ancestors were helped in a way by their "gods" could it be that extraterrestrials helped them w/ their tools? what would their interest be in this planet and how the hell they got here?
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." ROMANS 1:20
Although this technology has been lost for so long now we have the opportunity to continue again assuming that human nature, war, and national governmental politics do not get in the way once again.
The device may have been magnificent, but the sad thing is that the knowledge wasn't passed around. The beautful thing about practicing science and advancing civilisation is that unless you can communicate your ideas, you're just doing alchemy, it's only when everyone knows not to drink the mercury that you start to develop chemistry. The same principle applies to all other fields of enquiry.
6:00 Astonishing, to have been made so long ago.. What other ancient technology lies waiting to be found - perhaps some of it more sophisticated that our own?
Yes the VIMANAS...Let's see..From the ancient text, the BRIHAT KAHTA, we read how the ancient inhabitants of INDIA were aware of the flying craft WHICH HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BY CERTAIN GREEKS who were very possessive of their scientific and mechanical knowledge. In the ancient account we read: ....
@VogonJ Man Archimedes was the greatest inventor of that period. It is a very logical explanation. Well, if Alexandria's library hadn't been burned much knowledge would had probably been saved. But in antiquity it was not strange that knowledge was buried by wars, destructions etc. Take Eratosthenes for example. He had calculated all those stuff about earth that Galileo had figured out 16 centuries later.
Yea i agree. Back in School our professor once mentioned how a temple of some sort filled with thousands of books of science and literature was burnt down in Greece since Rome had converted into Christianity. O well :/ haha
I doesn't feel like looking at something from the ancient past... it feels like looking at a future we completely lost. Just imagine what kind of technology we would have now, if we just kept advancing from the Antikythera Mechanism. It's the stuff of pure science fiction, but it could have been a Reality.. it's truly a shame we lost all of this for nearly 2000 years. All crushed by Politics, Religion, Dogma and lets face it.. human nature.
Aliens leaving back after visiting earth -Wait, where is my grandma's antique clock? -Oops, I forgot it...too late. -Damn, it's gonna make someone soo nervous in some 1800 years...
@lloplop An all encompassing statement. Mayhaps a bit too encompassing. Though I agree the majority are quite juvenile. As for myself, I think this was an amazing video.
IMAGINE HOW MANY THINGS,MECHANISMS BOOKS ETC ARE HIDDEN BENEATH THE GROUND AND THE SEAS!!!! maybe under our houses there are real treasures that will never come to surface...!!!!
Who knows, this coulda been one of their least impressive technological devices. For all we know this was just a simple clock and the more advanced things they had would be even further from our comprehension.
Oh, it's a great phrase, but if you've ever heard a British Member of Parliament speaking about the "dumbing down of our education system", you'll know how ironically out of place it sounds!
it's calculate only saros eclipses ☾13nov2012not included☽so i start to believe that is a copy from a ancient mechanism much more older maybe after this date we found out which one is more accurate a day before 2012 ⒛⒓ a day after ✈air ❾⓫01 and ♒water ❸⓫11 is ♨fire⓬㉒12
I still think it's funny that there's no more formal way of saying "dumbing down". "Oversimplicising"? That's actually not as descriptively accurate as "dumbing down". Something of a dumbed down term, isn't it?
. He called upon Rumanavit to supply him with necessary material, and he built a flying chariot in (the) form of Garuda (the eagle with a human body, the steed of Vishnu). It was ornamented with flowers. The queen and her husband flew around the world and then returned to their city..This ancient account, as we can see, indicates that the ancient East Indians got help from ancient Greeks who were the only ones in the development of aerial craft. ENJOY!.
@mpoukoma I doubt that. It wasn't until the Persian War that Athens, Sparta and other Greek civilizations worked together. Sure they would be more advanced, but they would just be another Atlantis. Eventually do die off with nothing ever being known. At least that is what I think.
Just think what is more advanced dependence on battery power Or and analog computer that uses kinetic energy ! never needs batteries and gives you a combination of critical calculations ! How will your PC work when the power goes out ! we take a lot for granted !
Oh, sure, Syracuse was a Greek city. And I'm sure that the guy who invented it was either ethnically Greek (descended from the Ionian colonists) or culturally Greek. But the point is that the Romans--who valued Greek sciences (and were pretty good at science themselves: see Roman engineering)--are the ones who protected the Greeks and allowed discovery to flourish. And Alexander wasn't Greek/Hellene, he was Macedonian--ask Demosthenes how Greek the Macedonians were! (answer: not very).
It's best not to quote a game (whose primary purpose is not to educate) as the source of your information though. That's not saying that any historical information found in a game is guaranteed to be false, but you have to expect people to question its credibility. If I was going to do that, I'd first acknowledge the inevitable, justifiable skepticism, and then find some evidence which supports the accuracy of the game's content. Otherwise, expect ridicule.
The Romans and Greek were truly innovative and forward thinking (technology wise). But in the case of Rome they were really a corrupt and decadent society. I'm sure they had alot of morons (all societies do), but at their core they didn't care about anything/anyone except themselves. They didn't help other nations, they dominated and enslaved them (ie. the Gauls, Britons, Egypt). Their technology and organization brought them to the pinnacle.. but their hubris is what brought them down.
Any chance the thing wasn't from this world? Maybe an ET dropped it. Maybe it was a gift from an ET. Maybe made from knowledge given by ETs, angels or gods.
The astronomy and knowledge behind this Mechanism can only have come from Minoan Crete---check out its roots at ANCIENTLIGHTS dot-org, where the new work "CALENDAR HOUSE" will soon be published!
Forget that, mars is only 10-20 year away without the dark ages both the amount of time and the burning of all man kind knowledge and numbers amount death we would be way pass that. 500 yeasr more advance. Were talking about knowing everything and controlling everything.
@Microglia1 A way to unite europe is a common enemy. Does european countries have one? Yea, the taliban movement growing up inside of europe. So we might see some new stuff soon..
I'm todays youth! and I'm watching this. so there :P but our culture does need to stop dumbing down stuff. That Deadliest Warrior show is the epitome of idiocy.
it isn't christian religion that is to blame. but the romans themselves and by the romans i mean emperor constantine, he made christianity the state relgion and chose witch "branch" of christianity to take as state religion. If he had chosen for nestorianism. the world would have looked a lot different. because they don't believe in jezus as a deity but in the nature of christ's humanity.
@ViolentRiC Nor should there be, really. Any time you are trying to make a term that is essentially Pejorative in nature, I just think people should be blunt and to the point. If that means morons get offended that I imply they are dumb for needing 'splosions and such in documentaties just to keep their attention, so be it! lol
My father was a watch maker, a real old fashined kind who could make parts by hand. This is tricky technology, and impressive for the era it was made. Breathtaking.
It makes me think about how complex technology can be invented by a culture and then lost again, and then reinvented independently. Of course I'm wondering if this could all happen to our present high tech world, and of course it can. -- I envy the clockmaker who's going to reproduce this.
I'm thinking exactly the same thing. We are in an area of ledges, rocks, boulders, digging would be huge venture for so many reasons. So I sit here patiently waiting for Mother Earth to push some treasures closer to the surface.... even one would be beyond incredible. ;)
Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Amazing model of our beautiful stationary flat Earth 😍
This is probably only a GLIMPSE of the technology that may have existed. Imagine what we haven't found!
Fantastic! Thanks for posting it.
Children are more intelligent than adults apparently, Price's article is a good read and did a lot of work in Athens early last century.
Utterly amazing.
Watch part 2 of the video. The device was most likely constructed in Syracuse, and the earliest date for it is 140BC; in other words, it was constructed in the Roman province of Sicilia. The Greeks were busily killing each other well before the Romans showed up, and even before the Macedonians did. Greek science was the best in the world, but it took the Romans to stop them from constantly fighting amongst themselves.
Millennia from now, people will say "Yes, ancient civilizations had some incredible technology for their time. Unfortunately, we've only been able to uncover a fraction of it. One theory that seeks to explain this is that the majority of said technology was never even actually created due to the withholding of information through things called patents."
gears. Like any transmission of a car, it is powered by a motor/engine. What is the antikythera mechanism powered by?
there are some things made back then such as mechanism, carved stones, etc that modern day engineers/etc have confessed that it would be almost impossible if not really hard to recreate, which makes me think that our ancestors were helped in a way by their "gods" could it be that extraterrestrials helped them w/ their tools? what would their interest be in this planet and how the hell they got here?
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." ROMANS 1:20
I want my own antikythera mechanism in my living room - with chimes ;)
Although this technology has been lost for so long now we have the opportunity to continue again assuming that human nature, war, and national governmental politics do not get in the way once again.
Children are more intelligent than adults apparently, Price's article is a good read an a lot of work in Athens early last century.
The device may have been magnificent, but the sad thing is that the knowledge wasn't passed around.
The beautful thing about practicing science and advancing civilisation is that unless you can communicate your ideas, you're just doing alchemy, it's only when everyone knows not to drink the mercury that you start to develop chemistry. The same principle applies to all other fields of enquiry.
6:00 Astonishing, to have been made so long ago.. What other ancient technology lies waiting to be found - perhaps some of it more sophisticated that our own?
RichLOAguy-Well said, sir! Your comment meets with my wholehearted agreement.
So wat does it do ?
Can it run crysis?
Yes the VIMANAS...Let's see..From the ancient text, the BRIHAT KAHTA, we read how the ancient inhabitants of INDIA were aware of the flying craft WHICH HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BY CERTAIN GREEKS who were very possessive of their scientific and mechanical knowledge. In the ancient account we read: ....
This blows my mind.
@VogonJ Man Archimedes was the greatest inventor of that period. It is a very logical explanation. Well, if Alexandria's library hadn't been burned much knowledge would had probably been saved. But in antiquity it was not strange that knowledge was buried by wars, destructions etc. Take Eratosthenes for example. He had calculated all those stuff about earth that Galileo had figured out 16 centuries later.
Yea i agree. Back in School our professor once mentioned how a temple of some sort filled with thousands of books of science and literature was burnt down in Greece since Rome had converted into Christianity. O well :/ haha
this x-ray was so amazing
@VogonJ In Rhodes actually by students of Archimedes.
Someone please explain to me how someone could possibly dislike this? People baffle me some times.
example?
I doesn't feel like looking at something from the ancient past... it feels like looking at a future we completely lost.
Just imagine what kind of technology we would have now, if we just kept advancing from the Antikythera Mechanism. It's the stuff of pure science fiction, but it could have been a Reality.. it's truly a shame we lost all of this for nearly 2000 years. All crushed by Politics, Religion, Dogma and lets face it.. human nature.
Where are the movies about this?
that is incredible!!
Aliens leaving back after visiting earth
-Wait, where is my grandma's antique clock?
-Oops, I forgot it...too late.
-Damn, it's gonna make someone soo nervous in some 1800 years...
@lloplop An all encompassing statement. Mayhaps a bit too encompassing. Though I agree the majority are quite juvenile. As for myself, I think this was an amazing video.
what a bunch of children commenting below me.
this is a great video.
man if the ancient Greeks where still here, they would be SO MUCH more advanced then we are
Holy shit, the Greeks made a time machine. There can be no other explanation!
Could it have been a ancient Chronometer...? thus giving them the ability to create those ancient source maps everybody keeps talking about ?
I think this was an Atlantian concept that was acquired by ancient Greece.
It was used for astronomical calculations!
360P Max? C'MOOOON!!
They had technology, they had to. It's somewhere, in the ground, or the depths of the ocean.. it's out there.
According to a hidden message in Assassin's Creed 2, this thing is MUCH older than 150 B.C.
The amount of view probably sky-rocket'ed after moon came out
Mankind has taken a wrong turn after started believing in talking snakes instead of talking geniuses like Pythagoras and Thales.
I wonder what the carbon footprint of an object like this is...
IMAGINE HOW MANY THINGS,MECHANISMS BOOKS ETC ARE HIDDEN BENEATH THE GROUND AND THE SEAS!!!! maybe under our houses there are real treasures that will never come to surface...!!!!
Who knows, this coulda been one of their least impressive technological devices. For all we know this was just a simple clock and the more advanced things they had would be even further from our comprehension.
Oh, it's a great phrase, but if you've ever heard a British Member of Parliament speaking about the "dumbing down of our education system", you'll know how ironically out of place it sounds!
Must have been running vista, I'd have tossed it overboard too.
It remembers me Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
@allisinthepass I think some still are ;P At least I hope they are.
why does the old bloke at 4:44 look like hes about to burst into tears?
Did I say it was a Science Journal?
@SoulSacrifice58 are you tlaking about THE ALGORITHMN djent????
i think it was made in scotland
it's calculate only saros eclipses ☾13nov2012not included☽so i start to believe that is a copy from a ancient mechanism much more older
maybe after this date we found out which one is more accurate
a day before 2012 ⒛⒓
a day after ✈air ❾⓫01 and ♒water ❸⓫11 is ♨fire⓬㉒12
I still think it's funny that there's no more formal way of saying "dumbing down". "Oversimplicising"? That's actually not as descriptively accurate as "dumbing down".
Something of a dumbed down term, isn't it?
. He called upon Rumanavit to supply him with necessary material, and he built a flying chariot in (the) form of Garuda (the eagle with a human body, the steed of Vishnu). It was ornamented with flowers. The queen and her husband flew around the world and then returned to their city..This ancient account, as we can see, indicates that the ancient East Indians got help from ancient Greeks who were the only ones in the development of aerial craft. ENJOY!.
@mpoukoma
I doubt that. It wasn't until the Persian War that Athens, Sparta and other Greek civilizations worked together. Sure they would be more advanced, but they would just be another Atlantis. Eventually do die off with nothing ever being known. At least that is what I think.
Just think
what is more advanced
dependence on battery power
Or and analog computer that uses kinetic energy ! never needs batteries and gives you a combination of critical calculations !
How will your PC work when the power goes out !
we take a lot for granted !
Oh, sure, Syracuse was a Greek city. And I'm sure that the guy who invented it was either ethnically Greek (descended from the Ionian colonists) or culturally Greek. But the point is that the Romans--who valued Greek sciences (and were pretty good at science themselves: see Roman engineering)--are the ones who protected the Greeks and allowed discovery to flourish. And Alexander wasn't Greek/Hellene, he was Macedonian--ask Demosthenes how Greek the Macedonians were! (answer: not very).
THIS IS SPARTA!! 1:26
This trinket is just an ancient ipod, they used to play things like Big booty bitches on it.
It's best not to quote a game (whose primary purpose is not to educate) as the source of your information though. That's not saying that any historical information found in a game is guaranteed to be false, but you have to expect people to question its credibility.
If I was going to do that, I'd first acknowledge the inevitable, justifiable skepticism, and then find some evidence which supports the accuracy of the game's content. Otherwise, expect ridicule.
You know the romans who took the city offered a reward for archemedies the guy who killed him was like sh*T!!!!!
Ancient Aliens...
its amazing the things we find today, especially models of airplanes dted to be pre christ... amazing
@allisinthepass the ancient greeks still exist in form of the today-greeks, but the ancients would be ashamed of what has happened to their people..
👍👏👍👏👍
The Romans and Greek were truly innovative and forward thinking (technology wise). But in the case of Rome they were really a corrupt and decadent society. I'm sure they had alot of morons (all societies do), but at their core they didn't care about anything/anyone except themselves. They didn't help other nations, they dominated and enslaved them (ie. the Gauls, Britons, Egypt). Their technology and organization brought them to the pinnacle.. but their hubris is what brought them down.
2:30 like a boss
7 people thought the Antikythera was a mechanized pagan Ouija.
@greken145 wtf? u compare the barbarian civilazation with the greek ? WTF?!
Any chance the thing wasn't from this world? Maybe an ET dropped it. Maybe it was a gift from an ET. Maybe made from knowledge given by ETs, angels or gods.
I came here because of rictofen,
Technology also comes from war.
Oh how you wish any of that was true.
To any lurkers out there, read up on African history if you're interested because, get this, it exists.
The astronomy and knowledge behind this Mechanism can only have come from Minoan Crete---check out its roots at ANCIENTLIGHTS dot-org, where the new work "CALENDAR HOUSE" will soon be published!
Forget that, mars is only 10-20 year away without the dark ages both the amount of time and the burning of all man kind knowledge and numbers amount death we would be way pass that.
500 yeasr more advance. Were talking about knowing everything and controlling everything.
@mpoukoma True and If religious Fascists hadn't suppressed scientific experimentation imagine where would we be?
so all this because of a "CLOCK". you'll make a video about an old" watch, then say the world is gonna end, right??? ...
@Microglia1 A way to unite europe is a common enemy. Does european countries have one? Yea, the taliban movement growing up inside of europe. So we might see some new stuff soon..
MrDalekJD brought me here
Sure you would
not really no.
isnt it funny that ppl 2000 years ago where many times more smart than us???
am i the only one here from 2020?
yes!!!
I feel so dumb! I'll rip my engineer computing diploma.
man if the ancient Greeks were still here, how big and fat would their wedding be
It's no iPhone. Next!
Richtofen told me to look this up.
now we should ask ourselves what is it that Richtofen wants with this device???
I'm sure there are dozens of them lying around in a box somewhere............you know, over 2,000 years old and all.
Yawn.
I'm todays youth!
and I'm watching this. so there :P
but our culture does need to stop dumbing down stuff. That Deadliest Warrior show is the epitome of idiocy.
it isn't christian religion that is to blame. but the romans themselves and by the romans i mean emperor constantine, he made christianity the state relgion and chose witch "branch" of christianity to take as state religion. If he had chosen for nestorianism. the world would have looked a lot different. because they don't believe in jezus as a deity but in the nature of christ's humanity.
@ViolentRiC
Nor should there be, really. Any time you are trying to make a term that is essentially Pejorative in nature, I just think people should be blunt and to the point. If that means morons get offended that I imply they are dumb for needing 'splosions and such in documentaties just to keep their attention, so be it! lol
@MrApHowell lol.... some ppl just arent worth the time