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Nik Aed ---

Nik Aed writes under this pen name. Minoan art, science, and commerce are hobbies; aerospace, materials, science, and energy technologies are professional pursuits.

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Detail of Minoan painting, from Akrotiri, the Ship Procession.

10 September, 2024 - 22:30 Nik Aed

3,500-Year-Old Advanced Minoan Technology Was ‘Lost Art’ Not Seen Again Until 1950s

The Minoans employed advanced construction methods using natural materials to create seaworthy composite ship hulls which would not be out-of-place in a modern-day marina. The construction method...