The article The "Nanotechnology Timeline" talks about how the premodern era nanotechnologies were

closer to a mystical religion than modern technologies. In that way, it is interesting to read about how
nanotechnology has evolved from magic and legends into something we take for granted. Without the
emergence of nanotechnology, the future of human civilization as we know it would be vastly
different.The article describes how much of ancient technology seemed like magic and was not
understood until later on. A good example of this is the Antikythera mechanism. It was a mechanical
device that calculated astronomical positions with the use of 37 bronze gear wheels. This type of
technology would be considered magic in the ancient world, but today it would be a simple explanation
of gears and gearing. This shows that the art of creating technology has been constantly developing and
improving ever since.

Those of us living in the 21st century take for granted many new and futuristic technologies that have
been developed by nanotechnologies like robots, smart materials, and molecular electronics. But
nanotechnology has existed on Earth long before this era.

It seems like a popular misconception to not recognize premodern era nanotechnologies because they
were typically very different than the ones we use today (i.e. biological nanotechnology). These
technologies were so advanced that they seemed to many people like magic. But a closer inspection
shows that they were in fact products of nanotechnologies.

In the premodern era, nanotechnology was usually classified as "magic" or "alchemy". Magic is an art or
perceived system of practices intended to influence supernatural entities. This definition allows for
explanations of "magic" such as teleportation and telekinesis, both of which exist in modern day science.
Thus magic has been included in this article as a premodern nanotechnology.

There are many different types of magic and alchemy, but they all revolve around the idea of
manipulating matter at a atomic level to achieve desired results. They can range from the very simple to
the extremely complex. A lot of these alchemy-based technologies were first conceived thousands of
years before nanotechnology, the greatest example being ancient Egyptian technology.

It has been known for more than two decades that ancient Egyptian technology is based on
nanotechnology. This fact has been confirmed by a prevalence of nanostructures inside the Egyptian
ruins of Giza, Alexandria, and the Sinai Desert. The most important Ancient Egyptian nanotechnology is
known as the Pyramids. Pyramids were a vital part of ancient Egyptian culture. Pyramids afforded status
to those who were buried within them, and were used as burial sites for many Pharaohs. Pyramids were
also constructed to give offerings to gods and goddesses that they worshiped in order to send them back
home with gifts.