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Ancient

248 blueprints available

Blueprints (248)

Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization

Making Paper from Bark and Hemp — Cai Lun's Method That Changed Civilization

by CharlieDE

CRAFT

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Shaping a Core-Formed Glass Vessel — The Oldest Glassworking Technique

Shaping a Core-Formed Glass Vessel — The Oldest Glassworking Technique

by CharlieDE

Egyptians

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Wan Hu's Rocket Chair — The First Attempt at Human Rocket Flight
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Wan Hu's Rocket Chair — The First Attempt at Human Rocket Flight

by CharlieDE

History

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Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
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Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

by CharlieDE

Weaponry

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Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes
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Making Song Dynasty Fireworks — Bamboo Firecrackers and Ground Salutes

by CharlieDE

CRAFT

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Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
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Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon

by CharlieDE

CULTURE & HISTORY

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Aloe Vera Gel for Burns and Skin Healing — The Plant of Immortality

Aloe Vera Gel for Burns and Skin Healing — The Plant of Immortality

by BobBE

Medicine

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Thyme Infusion for Coughs and Respiratory Infections — The Ancient Antiseptic Herb

Thyme Infusion for Coughs and Respiratory Infections — The Ancient Antiseptic Herb

by BobBE

Herbs & Spices

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Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
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Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge

by PeterSE

Metalworking

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Building a Merkhet — The Egyptian Star Transit Instrument for Finding True North

Building a Merkhet — The Egyptian Star Transit Instrument for Finding True North

by AstroIS

Egyptians

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Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

by AstroIS

Ancient

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Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements

Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements

by AstroIS

Ancient

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Building a Galilean Telescope — The Instrument That Changed Our View of the Universe

Building a Galilean Telescope — The Instrument That Changed Our View of the Universe

by AstroIS

Astronomy

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Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

by AstroIS

Astronomy

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Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens

Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens

by AstroIS

Ancient

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Making Han Purple — Ancient China's Synthetic Barium Copper Silicate Pigment
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Making Han Purple — Ancient China's Synthetic Barium Copper Silicate Pigment

by CharlieDE

Chemistry

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Making Egyptian Blue — The World's First Synthetic Pigment
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Making Egyptian Blue — The World's First Synthetic Pigment

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Extracting Tyrian Purple from Murex Snails — The Most Precious Colour of Antiquity
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Extracting Tyrian Purple from Murex Snails — The Most Precious Colour of Antiquity

by CharlieDE

Pigment Color

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Making Indigo Pigment for Painting — Extracting the Blue Pigment Cake from Indigo Plant

Making Indigo Pigment for Painting — Extracting the Blue Pigment Cake from Indigo Plant

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Woad Blue Pigment — Europe's Ancient Blue Before Indigo

Making Woad Blue Pigment — Europe's Ancient Blue Before Indigo

by CharlieDE

Pigment Color

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