Mechanics of Pre-Industrial Technology An Introduction to the Mechanics of Ancient and Traditional Material Culture |
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| Author:
| Cotterell, Brian
Kamminga, Johan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-42871-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1992 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $53.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first general account of the mechanics behind pre-industrial technology. The authors examine technology from the earliest stone tools of more than two million years ago to the erection of the statues of Easter Island which continued into the seventeenth century.
This is the first general account of the mechanics behind pre-industrial technology. The authors examine technology from the earliest stone tools of more than two million years ago to the erection of the statues of Easter Island which continued into the seventeenth century.