Ancient people built batteries 2,000 years ago

The Baghdad battery, built 2,000 years ago, is capable of generating electricity greater than one volt.

Pin Baghdad - The battery was built 2000 years ago

Oopart (out of place artifact) is a term used to refer to prehistoric objects discovered in different parts of the world, and has a technical level far beyond the era of creating them. Oopart often causes scientists to find a new theory to explain, and initiate many debates.

Illustrate the Baghdad pin from the museum's artifacts.(Photo: Wikimedia Commons).

In 1938, German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig found artifacts called Baghdad batteries , outside Baghdad, Iraq. The Baghdad battery model can generate electricity greater than one volt. This shows that power generation technology has existed thousands of years ago, while we think that only modern people have enough battery technology.

Many skeptics often find ways to explain the appearance of oopart objects due to natural phenomena. However, Baghdad batteries are obviously human-made and capable of generating electricity. Of course, their true use at 2,000 years ago is still a mystery to humanity today.

"This battery always attracts the same interest as a rare antique. They are only created once. As far as we know, no one else finds such things. This is a strange artifact. , is the mystery of life, " BBC quoted Paul Craddock, a metallurgical expert at the British Museum.

The battery was recreated by Smith College.(Photo: Smith).

The Baghdad battery has a fairly simple structure with a clay shell, the battery cover is made of asphalt. An iron rod is inserted through the lid, located in a copper tube. Then the jar is filled with vinegar, wine or some other acidic substances. They act as electrolyte solutions, helping the batteries generate electricity.

Smith College in Massachusetts (USA) recreated the device. An article published on the school's website said: "There are no documents describing the exact use of the vase, but the best guess is that it is a battery. Scientists believe that the bottles The battery is used to galvanize objects, by coating a layer of metal (gold) on the surface of another metal layer (silver), a method that still exists in Iraq today. "