How deeply did our ancient ancestors understand the secrets of the universe? Who taught them these secrets and how did they manage to lock them away for thousands of years within their myths, traditions, and oracles?

What technical knowledge did they possess, and what technological achievements lie behind the mechanical giant Talos in Minoan Crete, the stone-throwers or cranes, or the bronze mirrors of Archimedes in Syracuse, the boilers or the odometer of Hero of Alexandria, the fire of Prometheus, and the mysterious weapons of Delphi that annihilated the Persian invaders?

These are some of the questions this book seeks to answer.