Ancient Technologies We Still Can’t Replicate In 2021

It’s easy to assume that the human species has never been as smart as we are now. We have evolved exponentially since the ice age days – but is that really the case?

Here are some incredibly advanced engineering and architectural technologies that we still can’t understand or replicate today.

Kailasa Temple, Ellora

The Kailasa Temple is the largest rock-cut temple at the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, India. It’s considered one of the most remarkable cave carvings in the world and has baffled many engineers.

Completed in the 8th century, this structure was carved from the top down but exactly how it was built is still relatively unknown.

Stone ‘Device’

This picture of this oddly familiar-looking stone device was found in an archaeological dig in Salzburg, Austria.

This could be a form of advanced technology but we’re not sure…

There’s limited information about this find but theories involve time travelers, extraterrestrials, or simply – that this is a fake find. But this next one certainly isn’t.

Stone Alice

In Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, this giant rock has caused quite a stir among a number of scientists.

This ancient rock has a perfect cut in the middle of it which has led to a number of theories on how its current state came to be. Either, this was made-man in ancient times with unknown machinery or nature truly is strange.

Angkor wat

This artificial reservoir in located in Angkore, Cambodia. It’s 8 x 2.1 km and has a depth of 5 meters and is believed to be the work of the ancient Khmers.

To this day, modern scientists cannot determine what technologies they used to build this and still struggle to believe the origin of this fascinating example of ancient engineering.