I’ve been putting up a few stories lately from my text books. This one is about the Early Iron Workers. The title speaks for itself so you probably know what it’s going to be about.

The idea of “Mind Over Matter” is still a relatively new concept, and is usually only embraced by a small portion of our culture. That doesn’t mean it isn’t real or doesn’t work. Yet, does that mean you might be able to control your own fertility?

The weapon you nearly always see in a medieval age movie is explained.

What our money meant yesterday and what it means today.

While barrels for small artillery pieces were easily cast as early as the 13th century, most larger cannon and the great bombards were constructed by the hoop-and-stave method. It was not until improved casting techniques and mature foundries were developed that large barrels could be made as single pieces of cast metal, first in iron and bronze, and later still in brass.

Coins are a form of money. The right to make and issue coins is a state monopoly. The great majority of these coins are tokens in that their face value is greater than that of the metal of which they consist. The study of coins is known as numismatics.

Some of the world’s most famous treasures were actually discovered by ordinary people, many of them using the most basic and low tech metal detectors available.