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From the Vault: The Invention of the Mirror, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Is There a Spherical Reflection?

The oldest mirrors made by humans were obsidian mirrors. They were found in graves associated with the neolithic settlement of chattelhoyuk, which is an extremely fascinating archaeological site. These mirrors were apparently made by taking a piece of obsidian, grinding it down to a sort of circular, flat, or more often, slightly convex, surface and polishing it until highly smooth and reflective.

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