Lost Treasures: Locks

Abstract

Locks have been widely used in our daily life. In this paper an attempt is made to study the history of locks and to give the kinds of locks and samples from past to present: Ancient Egypt, Chinese, Iran, Roman, Turk-Islam Locks. Ancient locks relied on the pin tumbler principle that many of today's locks use. Many early Roman Keys were made to be worn as rings, because clothing of Romans did not have pockets. It is hoped that this article can simulate more research and publications regarding the development of ancient locks.