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HUMN 361 Special Topics: Ancient Technology

Created for Dr. Chatr Aryamontri, Spring 2021

Recommended Reading

The following books are available at the Sprague Library. If you would like to use portions of these books in your research, we recommend utilizing the available book scanners to copy just the sections you need so that they will remain available to your fellow students.

Mechanics of Pre-Industrial Technology by Brian Cotterell; Johan Kamminga
Call Number: QC125.2 .C68 1989
Publication Date: 1990
By combining the skills of an engineer and an archaeologist, it shows how mechanics can be used to create a better understanding of the function of artifacts and the achievements of early technology.
Ancient Greek gadgets and machines by Brumbaugh, Robert Sherrick
Call Number: T16.B87
Publication Date: 1966
Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology by Colin Chant (Editor); David Goodman (Editor)
Call Number: T14.5 .P738 1999
Publication Date: 2000
This set, a series of three textbooks and three readers, explores a fundamental change in the history of human society: the transition from rural to urban ways of living.
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome by Georgia L. Irby (Editor)
Call Number: Q124.95 .C66 2016 (vols. 1 and 2)
Publication Date: 2016
Technology in the ancient world by Henry Hodges
Call Number: T16.H63 1970B
Publication Date: 1970
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology by Ian McNeil (Editor); Lance Day (Editor)
Call Number: T39 .B49 1996
Publication Date: 1995
Engineering in the Ancient World by John Landels
Call Number: T16.L36 1978B
Publication Date: 1978
Studies the engineering accomplishments of the Greeks and Romans, surveying pumps, cranes, engines, ships, and transport systems employed for purposes of both peace and war.
Ancient Glass by Julian Henderson
Call Number: TP850 .H46 2013
Publication Date: 2013
This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of archaeological glass in which technological, historical, geological, chemical, and cultural aspects of the study of ancient glass are combined.
A Golden Thread: 2500 years of solar architecture and technology by Ken Butti; John Perlin
Call Number: TJ810 .B88
Publication Date: 1980
The Ancient Engineers by L. Sprague de Camp
Call Number: TA16.D4 1970
Publication Date: 1970
Ancient Egyptian materials and industries by Lucas, Alfred and Harris, J.R. (Editor)
Call Number: T16.L8 1962
Publication Date: 1962
The warp-weighted loom; studies in the history and technology of an ancient implement by Marta Hoffmann
Call Number: GN432 .H6
Publication Date: 1964
Chemistry and chemical technology in ancient Mesopotamia by Martin Levey
Call Number: QD11.L46
Publication Date: 1959
Mathematics and Measurement by O. A. Dilke
Call Number: QA22 .D55 1987
Publication Date: 1987
This fully illustrated book outlines the ancient systems of mathematics and measurement and describes how they were used in mapping, surveying, telling time, trade and commerce, as well as in leisure pursuits such as games and puzzles, and in the occult.
Greek and Roman Maps by O. A. Dilke
Call Number: GA213 .D44 1985
Publication Date: 1985
The Roman land surveyors : an introduction to the agrimensores by O A W Dilke (Oswald Ashton Wentworth)
Call Number: TA516.D55 1971
Publication Date: 1971
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology by Paul T. Nicholson (Editor); Ian Shaw (Editor)
Call Number: TA402.5.E3 A53 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Secrets of the Lost Races by Rene Noorbergen
Call Number: GN741.N66
Publication Date: 1977
A History of Technology by Richard Raper, et al.
Call Number: T15.S53
Publication Date: 1984
Volumes 1 through 7 are available.
Studies in ancient technology by R J Forbes (Robert James)
Call Number: T15.F729
Publication Date: 1964
Volumes 1 through 9 available.
Paths of Fire by Robert M. Adams
Call Number: CB478 .A34 1996
Publication Date: 1996
The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration by Roger D. Launius
Call Number: TL790 .L3275 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Art and Technology by Suzanna Doeringer (Editor)
Call Number: NB135.A75
Publication Date: 1970
The Emergence of Pottery by William K. Barnett (Editor); John W. Hoopes (Editor)
Call Number: GN799.P6 E44 199
Publication Date: 1995

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