Baghdad Batteries – An Illustrated Handbook with Stereo Sound
SOME INTERESTING FACTS The Baghdad Battery was first described by German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig in 1938 after it was found, with several others, at Khujut Rabu, just outside Baghdad. The jars are thought to be about 2,000 years old and consist of an earthenware shell, with a stopper of asphalt. Sticking through the top of [...]

06 Jul