Technology of the ancient Near East : from the neolithic to the early Roman period / Jill Baker.
Peoples of the distant past lived comfortably in cities that boasted well-conceived urban planning, monumental architecture, running water, artistic expression, knowledge of mathematics and medicine and more. Without the benefits of modern technology, they enjoyed all the accoutrements of modern civ...
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
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2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Early technologies
- Stone
- Wood
- Metals
- Bonding agents: glue, plaster, mortar, cement, bitumen
- Engineering, machines, power, and energy
- Construction
- Warfare
- Textiles
- Ceramic and glass technology
- Water management and technology
- Medicine
- Daily life
- Transportation
- Timekeeping
- Food as technology
- Writing/arts, weights/measures, and currency
- Summary and discussion.