It is fascinating how some ancient techniques had remarkable properties even though they didn’t have the tools or science to explain it back then. I recently learnt that ancient concrete has self healing properties because of the reaction of air/water with lime and volcanic ash.
Makes you wonder how far we can get with trial and error.
It’s been amazing learning some knots these past few months, realizing what you can do with them once you have a good repertoire to draw from, and then realizing that many of them have been used since antiquity.
Makes you wonder how far we can get with trial and error.