Listing of Lost Technologies

Capers Jones

1. Neanderthal edged blades circa 35,000 BC

2. Development of the atlatl circa 15,000 BC

3. Clovis spear points circa 11,000 BC

4. Dropa stone inscriptions circa 10,000 BC

5. Plumbing in Mohenjo Daro and Harappa circa 3500 BC

6. Harappan hieroglyphics circa 3500 BC

7. Mexican development of modern corn circa 3000 BC

8. Mathematics of the I Ching circa 3000 BC

9. Peruvian astronomical alignments circa 2500 BC

10. Siting and construction of Egyptian pyramids circa 2500 BC

11. Mexican development of milpa agricultural pattern circa 2500 BC

12. European Ley lines circa 2000 BC

13. Dolmens and cromlechs circa 2000 BC

14. Ancient maps of the America’s circa 2000 BC

15. Principles of acupuncture circa 1500 BC

16. North Indian air machines circa 1500 BC

17. Stonehenge circa 1500 BC

18. Olmec development of rubber circa 1200 BC

19. Prehistoric copper mining around Lake Superior circa 1000 BC

20. Indian compasses circa 1000 BC

21. Chinese medical and surgical practices circa 1000 BC

22. Melted (vitrified) stone forts in Scotland circa 1000 BC

 

23. Egyptian use of tobacco and cocaine circa 1000 BC

24. Indian ships (corn shown in Indian statues) circa 1000 BC

25. Egyptian model airplane circa 1000 BC

26. Egyptian pyramids circa 1000 BC

27. Tiajuanaco stone work circa 1000 BC

28. Naturally occurring corn circa 1000 BC

29. Continuous metal tubing circa 1000 BC

30. Zimbabwe stone work circa 700 BC

31. Logical structure of the Aymara language circa 500 BC

32. Greek fire circa 500 BC

33. Buddhist cosmology circa 500 BC

34. Buddhist psycho-linguistics circa 500 BC

35. Buddhist atomic theory circa 500 BC

36. Buddhist cognitive psychology circa 500 BC

37. American Indian preparation of acorn flour circa 500 BC

38. American Indian use of fishing weirs circa 500 BC

39. American Indian use of fire for forest clearing circa 500 BC

40. New England Indian development of fast-growing corn circa 500 BC

41. Great wall of China circa 500 BC

42. North Indian stainless steel circa 300 BC

43. North Indian development of medical hospitals circa 300 BC

44. North Indian development of veterinary hospitals circa 300 BC

45. Lighthouse at Alexandria circa 290 BC

 

46. Archimedes’ weapons against ships circa 290 BC

47. Acoustics of Greek theaters circa 290 BC

48. Iraqi electric batteries circa 250 BC

49. Indian linguistics and mathematics circa 100 BC

50. Beni causeways and mounds circa 100 BC

51. Greek Antikythera mechanism circa 100 BC

52. Special effects used at the Coliseum in Rome circa 50 BC

53. Amazonian Indian use of charcoal to create terra preta farmland circa 10 BC

54. Olmec stone balls circa 100 AD

55. Olmec development of zero circa 100 AD

56. Olmec use of convex mirrors circa 100 AD

57. The University of Nalanda circa 300 BC to 1200 AD

58. The library of Alexandria circa 300 BC to 600 AD

59. Roman triremes circa 400 AD

60. Mayan stone walls circa 400 AD

61. Nazca Lines circa 500 AD

62. Toltec gold filigree circa 500 AD

63. American copper mining circa 500 AD

64. Mayan crystal skulls circa 500 AD

65. Mayan calendars circa 500 AD

66. Mayan hieroglyphics circa 500 AD

67. Mayan model aircraft in gold circa 500 AD

68. Mesa Verde and other cliff dwellings circa 550 AD

 

69. Indian (Gupta dynasty) development of zero circa 600 AD

70. Brahmagupta’s development of negative numbers circa 650 AD

71. Arab and Moslem mathematics and astronomy circa 700 AD

72. Incan gold work circa 800 AD

73. Incan road building circa 800 AD

74. Ohio mounds circa 800 AD

75. Chaco Canyon structures and roads circa 850 AD

76. Peruvian (wari) high-altitude cultivation methods circa 1000 AD

77. North American Indian trail networks circa 1000 AD

78. North American Indian agriculture and irrigation circa 1000 AD

79. North American Indian beadwork circa 1000 AD

80. Cambodian temples circa 1000 AD

81. North Indian linguistics and translations from Sanscrit to Chinese circa 1000 AD

82. The Moslem library at Cordoba circa 1000 AD

83. Chinese movable type printing circa 1100 AD

84. Korean iron-clad turtle ships circa 1300 AD

85. Chinese Ocean-going ships circa 1400 AD

86. Language of the Voynich manuscript circa 1450 AD

87. Inca surgery and medicine circa 1400 AD

88. Incan knot writing circa 1450 AD

89. Incan cloth and feather work circa 1450 AD

90. Oak Island tunnels and pits circa 1600 AD

91. Rongo Rongo hieroglyphics circa 1600 AD



 

92. Acoustics of Stradivarius violins and cellos circa 1700

93. Orfyrrus wheel circa 1750 AD

94. Indian wampum circa 1850 AD

95. Dogon astronomy circa 1875 (double stars; Sirius B)

96. Self-powered hot-air balloons circa 1863 AD

97. Tesla energy receiver circa 1901 (patented)

98. Tesla world broadcast system circa 1902 (patented)

99. Tesla artificial earthquakes circa 1905

100. Tesla wireless power distribution circa 1905 (patented)

101. Tesla alleged tapping of zero-point energy circa 1910

102. Passenger carrying commercial Zeppelins circa 1935

103. German synthetic fuel circa 1941 AD

104. Russian hybrid prop/ram jet plane circa 1942

105. Soviet ground-effect flying ship circa 1955