The Baghdad Battery is believed to be about 2000 years ... but the best guess is that it was a type of battery. Scientists believe the batteries (if that is their correct function) were used to ...

In 1936, four 5-inch-tall ceramic jars were found about 20 miles southeast of modern-day Baghdad, and these mysterious artifacts became known as the Baghdad batteries. The “batteries” featured ...

Anyway, here’s what we know. The battery is based on an ancient battery called the Baghdad Battery. The ancient battery supposedly used iron and copper with a mystery electrolyte. The scrap ...