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Author : John William Humphrey
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0313327637
Describes physical, ideological, and linguistic inventions of the ancient Mediterranean societies.
Author : Robert James Forbes
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Technology
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Henry Hodges
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Ancient world
ISBN : 0880298936
Author : David Hatcher Childress
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781935487982
David Hatcher Childress, popular Lost Cities author and star of the History Channel’s long-running show Ancient Aliens, takes us to the mysterious ruins in the mountains of Peru and Bolivia in search of ancient technology and the secrets of megalith building. In his new book, packed with photos and diagrams, Childress examines the amazing stonecutting at Puma Punku, a site neighboring the ancient ruins of Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. He looks at whether the so-called “Inca walls”-found in Cuzco and at other sites such as Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu-were really made by the Incas. The evidence seems to support the idea that they were actually constructed by a far older culture. Childress examines the megalithic construction and underground chambers of Chavin in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, possibly the oldest megalithic site in South America. He also speculates on the existence of a sunken city in Lake Titicaca and reveals new evidence that the Sumerians may have arrived in South America over 4,000 years ago. Childress demonstrates that the use of “keystone cuts” with metal clamps poured into them to secure megalithic construction was an advanced technology used all over the world, from the Andes to Egypt, Greece and Southeast Asia. He maintains that only power tools could have made the intricate articulation and drill holes found in extremely hard granite and basalt blocks in Bolivia and Peru, and that the megalith builders had to have had advanced methods for moving and stacking gigantic blocks of stone, some weighing over 100 tons. The incredible high-tech world of South America is illuminated in the informative and breezy style for which Childress has always been known. Chapters in the book include: The Lost World of South America; The Enigma of Ancient Technology; Ancient Technology at Tiwanaku and Puma Punku; The Sumerian Mining Complex at Tiwanaku; Mysteries of Lake Titicaca and the Towers; Ancient Technology in Cuzco; The Megaliths of Ollantaytambo; Did the Incas Build Machu Picchu?; and more!
Author : Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761365235
Examines the machines created by ancient cultures.
Author : Charles Hofer
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508149040
At their peak, the ancient Maya lived in one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. Their calendar system, celestial observations, and architecture give us clues to the greatness of their technology. This book introduces readers to the many unique technological devices and breakthroughs created by the ancient Maya. Readers will learn about the historical context of Maya technology through primary sources, such as artifacts and architectural ruins, and accessible, fact-filled text. Photographs of what the Maya left behind will give readers an in-depth look into the amazing creations of this ancient civilization.
Author : Richard G. Olson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313065231
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.
Author : Sarah U. Wisseman,Wendell S. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134303267
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.
Author : Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822529947
Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Author : R. J. FORBES
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Forbes
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1971-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004026525
Author : Frank Joseph
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591433835
A detailed look into ancient advanced technology, science, and medicine--some of which has yet to be reproduced today • Explores countless examples of ancient high tech, including robotics, artificial intelligence, aircraft, solar-powered cannons, high-speed drills, illuminated underground temples, massive refrigerators, and subterranean cities • Examines evidence of advanced medicine in ancient times • Includes examples from ancient Egypt, China, Greece, Babylon, Siberia, the Americas, and India The first self-igniting match was invented in 1805 by Jean Chancel, a French chemist. Yet, in Babylon, 3,600 years before, identical sulfur matches were in common use. On the Panchavarnaswamy Temple in India, built millennia ago, there is a detailed carving of a man on a bicycle, yet the bicycle wasn’t invented in the modern world until 1817. These inventions are only two examples of technology lost in the Dark Ages. Exploring the sophisticated tech achieved by ancient civilizations hundreds and thousands of years ago, Frank Joseph examines evidence of robotics and other forms of artificial intelligence; manned flight, such as hot-air balloons and gliders; and military science, including flamethrowers, biological warfare, poison gas, and solar-powered cannons. He reveals how ancient construction engineers excavated subterranean cities, turned stone walls into glass, lifted 100-ton blocks of granite, illuminated underground temples and pyramids, and stored their food in massive refrigerators. Examples explored in the book include the first known alarm clock, invented by Plato in 4th-century-BC Greece; 600-year-old Aztec whistles that reproduce animal sounds and human voices with uncanny accuracy; Stone Age jewelry from Siberia worked by a high-speed drill; sex robots in ancient Troy, Greece, and China; ancient Egyptian aircraft; and India’s iron pillar exposed to sixteen hundred years of monsoons but still standing rust-free. The author also explores evidence of advanced medicine in ancient times, particularly in Egypt and China, from brain surgery, optometry, and prosthetics to dentistry, magnet therapy, and cancer cures. By examining the achievements of our ancient ancestors, we can not only reverse-engineer their inventions but also learn from their civilizations’ mistakes, enabling us to avoid more dark ages. Imagine how scientifically advanced humanity would be if our early achievements had escaped destruction and been allowed to develop?
Author : Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761365266
Describes the technology used by ancient farmers, covering the evolution of farming tools, irrigation methods, animal breeding, and the processing of crops, including the ancient civilizations of China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.
Author : Christopher Dunn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591439684
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.
Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691202266
Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.