The so-called Baghdad Battery is among the most mysterious artifacts in the annals of ancient technology. Unearthed in 1936 near the ruins of Ctesiphon, this assembly of a ceramic pot, copper tube ...

Anyway, here’s what we know. The battery is based on an ancient battery called the Baghdad Battery. The ancient battery supposedly used iron and copper with a mystery electrolyte. The scrap ...

The Baghdad Battery is believed to be about 2000 years old (from the Parthian period, roughly 250 BCE to CE 250). The jar was found in Khujut Rabu just outside Baghdad and is composed of a clay jar ...

History is full of surprises, but some discoveries leave experts scratching their heads. These ancient artifacts defy logic ...

Anyway, here’s what we know. The battery is based on an ancient battery called the Baghdad Battery. The ancient battery supposedly used iron and copper with a mystery electrolyte. The scrap ...