Jill L Baker

Technology of the Ancient Near East

From the Neolithic to the Early Roman Period

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work brings together in a single volume what is known about the technology of the ancient Near East based on the archaeological, textual, historic, and scientific data drawn from a wide range of sources, focusing on subjects such as warfare, construction, metallurgy, ceramics and glass, water management, and time keeping.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780815393696
• ISBN-10: 0815393695
• Artikelnr.: 52911567

Autorenporträt

Jill L. Baker is an Independent Researcher in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology and a Faculty Fellow (adjunct) in the Honors College at Florida International University, USA. She is the author of The Funeral Kit: Mortuary Practices in the Archaeological Record and co-author of The Greensboro Blockhouse Project: An Historical and Archaeological Investigation in Greensboro, Vermont.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Maps
Chronology of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan, and Greece
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Early Technologies
Chapter 3 Stone
Chapter 4 Wood
Chapter 5 Metals
Chapter 6 Bonding Agents: Glue, Plaster, Mortar, Cement, Bitumen
Chapter 7 Engineering, Machines, Power, and Energy
Chapter 8 Construction
Chapter 9 Warfare
Chapter 10 Textiles
Chapter 11 Ceramic and Glass Technology
Chapter 12 Water Management and Technology
Chapter 13 Medicine
Chapter 14 Daily Life
Chapter 15 Transportation
Chapter 16 Timekeeping
Chapter 17 Food as Technology
Chapter 18 Writing, Arts, Weights, Measures, and Currency
Chapter 19 Summary and Discussion
Bibliography
Index