Ancient Technology
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Ancient Technology
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Author : John William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2006
Ancient Technology written by John William Humphrey and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Describes physical, ideological, and linguistic inventions of the ancient Mediterranean societies.
Lost Technologies Of Ancient Egypt
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Author : Christopher Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-06-24
Lost Technologies Of Ancient Egypt written by Christopher Dunn and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-24 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments • Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum • Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient Egypt From the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of research and nine field study journeys to Egypt, Christopher Dunn presents a stunning stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statue of Ramses II at Luxor and the fallen crowns that lay at its feet. His modern-day engineering expertise provides a unique view into the sophisticated technology used to create these famous monuments in prehistoric times. Using modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, Dunn exposes the extreme precision of these monuments and the type of advanced manufacturing expertise necessary to produce them. His computer analysis of the statues of Ramses II reveals that the left and right sides of the faces are precise mirror images of each other, and his examination of the mysterious underground tunnels of the Serapeum illuminates the finest examples of precision engineering on the planet. Providing never-before-seen evidence in the form of more than 280 photographs, Dunn’s research shows that while absent from the archaeological record, highly refined tools, techniques, and even mega-machines must have been used in ancient Egypt.
Ancient Machines
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Author : Michael Woods
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Ancient Machines written by Michael Woods and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Ancient Communication Technology
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Author : Michael Woods
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Ancient Communication Technology written by Michael Woods and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Introduces the evolution of communication from ancient times, describing the development of writing, the alphabet, paper, writing instruments, and scrolls in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.
Technology And Science In Ancient Civilizations
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Author : Richard Olson
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2010
Technology And Science In Ancient Civilizations written by Richard Olson and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Why did the Greeks excel in geometry, but lag begin the Mesopotamians in arithmetic? How were the great pyramids of Egypt and the Han tombs in China constructed? What did the complex system of canals and dykes in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley have to do with the deforestation of Lebanon's famed cedar forests? This work presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which the ancients learned about and preserved their knowledge of the natural world, and the ways in which they developed technologies that enabled them to adapt to and shape their surroundings. Covering the major ancient civilizations - those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, the Indus Valley, and Meso-America - Olson explores how language and numbering systems influenced the social structure, how seemingly beneficial construction projects affected a civilization's rise or decline, how religion and magic shaped both medicine and agriculture, and how trade and the resulting cultural interactions transformed the making of both everyday household items and items intended as art. Along the way, Olson delves into how scientific knowledge and its technological applications changed the daily lives of the ancients.
Ancient Egyptian Technology And Innovation
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Author : Ian Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-02
Ancient Egyptian Technology And Innovation written by Ian Shaw and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-02 with History categories.
This book examines the fundamental evidence for many different aspects of change and evolution in ancient Egyptian technology. It includes discussion of the wider cognitive and social contexts, such as the Egyptian propensity for mental creativity and innovation, and the pace of change in Egypt in comparison with other African, Mediterranean and Near Eastern states. This book draws not only on traditional archaeological and textual sources but also on the results of scientific analyses of ancient materials and on experimental and ethno-archaeological information. Case-studies analyse those aspects of Egyptian society that made it either predisposed or actively opposed to certain types of conservatism or innovation in material culture, such as the techniques of stone-working, medicine, mummification and monumental construction. The book also includes detailed discussion of the ways in which the practice and development of Egyptian technology interrelated with Late Bronze Age urban society as a whole, using the city at Amarna as a case-study.
Ancient Machine Technology
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Author : Michael Woods
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Ancient Machine Technology written by Michael Woods and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Examines the machines created by ancient cultures.
Ancient Technologies And Archaeological Materials
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Author : Sarah U. Wisseman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-26
Ancient Technologies And Archaeological Materials written by Sarah U. Wisseman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with Social Science categories.
First Published in 1993.This book is a user-friendly introduction to the interface between archaeology and the natural sciences. It is intended as a secondary textbook for undergraduates in interdisciplinary courses in anthropology, archaeological science, museum studies, or materials science. This title will also be useful to graduate students taking a course outside their major field, and to archaeologists, curators, and scientists in a variety of settings who are engaged in interdisciplinary research. Each chapter includes references and suggested readings; a glossary of technical terms concludes the volume.
Studies In Ancient Technology 5
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Author : R.J. Forbes
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1964
Studies In Ancient Technology 5 written by R.J. Forbes and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Heating and ventilation industry categories.
Technology Of The Gods
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Author : David Hatcher Childress
language : en
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Release Date : 2000
Technology Of The Gods written by David Hatcher Childress and has been published by Adventures Unlimited Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Technology of the Gods lays out the mind-bending evidence that long-lost civilizations had attained and even exceeded our "modern" level of advancement. Westerners have been taught that humankind has progressed along a straight-line path from the primitive past to the proficient present, but the hard, fast evidence (literally written in stone!) proves that the ancients had technologies we cannot even replicate today.