One Hopes War Won't Destroy the Mysterious Treasures of Ancient Iraq
The land where the Garden of Eden and the Tower of Babel may have been situated may also have been home to the first batteries -- discovered in 1938 by German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig and dated to around 200 BC. The batteries are small clay pots with asphalt stoppers. Inside is a copper cylinder encasing an iron bar and surrounded by some sort of acidic solution.