Last week we shared a cheeky teaser of an ‘intricate arrangement of pottery’ and asked you to guess what it is. Turns out, it is an alarm clock invented by ancient Greeks. Did you guess correctly? Watch this video to find out how the alarm clock works! Stand a chance to walk away with a pair of return tickets to Greece when you grab the early bird tickets to The Inventions of Ancient Greece: Origins of Our Modern Technology exhibition. Check out how you can #GreekOut with us - https://goo.gl/fZq
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