Viggen Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Mesoamerican people perfected details of rubber processing more than 3,000 years ago, new MIT study suggests. Spanish explorers encountering an advanced civilization in Mesoamerica in the 16th century had plenty of things to be astonished about, but one type of object in particular was unlike anything they had ever seen before: rubber balls. No such stretchy, bouncy material existed in the Old World, and they had to struggle to find words to describe it... ...read the full article at MIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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