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Lost inventions

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This is a list of lost inventions:

  • Greek fire
  • Damascus steel
  • Construction technique involved at Saksaywaman where blocks were put into place by carving them precisely. The method used to match precisely the shape of a stone with the adjacent stones is unknown
  • Iron pillar of Delhi, notable for the rust-resistant composition of the metals used in its construction.
  • The high-precision small holes in the blocks of stones at Pumapunku
  • Artificial petrifaction of human cadavers invented by Girolamo Segato
  • Roman concrete
  • References

    Lost inventions Wikipedia