Format:
1 online resource
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
9781315682181
,
1315682184
,
9781317402411
,
1317402413
,
9781317402398
,
1317402391
,
9781317402404
,
1317402405
Series Statement:
Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world
Content:
Society and technology in antiquity -- Literary sources for ancient technology -- Archaeology as a source for the history of technology -- Ancient weights, measures, and coinage -- The rise of humans and human technology -- Sources of energy and basic mechanical devices -- Sources of energy and prime movers -- Basic machines -- Mechanical gadgets -- Agriculture -- Food processing -- Mining and quarrying -- Mining -- Quarrying -- Metallurgy -- Sculpture -- Construction engineering -- Hydraulic engineering -- Household crafts, health and well-being, and workshop production -- Metal-working -- Wood-working -- Textiles and leather -- Ceramics and glass -- Applied chemistry -- Health and well-being -- Large-scale, organized production -- Transport and trade -- Land transport -- Navigation -- Standards of trade -- Record-keeping -- Time-keeping -- Writing and literacy -- Military technology -- Attitudes towards labour, innovation, and technology.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781138927902
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1138927902
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781138927896
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1138927899
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781138927902
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
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