Describes ancient methods of pottery design, decoration, and manufacture, selected case histories of archaeological importance, and related modern techniques of dating and comparative archaeology

Pottery in Ancient Times

Currier, Richard L.

Teen & Young Adult

Lerner Pub Group

Describes the weapons and military tactics of the ancient world and traces their development and use from prehistoric to Roman times

Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Times (THE LERNER ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES)

Gonen, Rivka

Describes archaeological discoveries of prehistoric remains and how these reveal human development in prehistoric times.

Introducing Prehistory (The Lerner Archaeology Series)

Ronen, Avraham

Children's Books

Olympic Marketing Corp

A survey of the methods and equipment of underwater archaeologists is accompanied by accounts of actual explorations, finds, and retrievals in the Mediterranean, Red, Caribbean, and other seas

Introducing Underwater Archaeology (The Lerner Archaeology Series)

Linder, Elisha

Ancient Palestine is the focus of attention in a survey of the coins and minting methods of the Phoenicians, Persians, Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans

Coins of the Ancient World (The Lerner Archaeology Series)

Meshorer, Yaakov

Lerner Publishing Group

Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal origins. The fabrication of weapons, the mastery of fire, and the technologies of clothing and shelter radically restructured the human body, enabling us to walk upright, shed our body hair, and migrate out of tropical Africa. Symbolic communication transformed human evolution from a slow biological process into a fast cultural process. The invention of agriculture revolutionized the relationship between humanity and the environment, and the technologies of interaction led to the birth of civilization. Precision machinery spawned the industrial revolution and the rise of nation-states; and in the next metamorphosis, digital technologies may well unite all of humanity for the benefit of future generations. Synthesizing the findings of primatology, paleontology, archeology, history, and anthropology, Richard Currier reinterprets and retells the modern narrative of human evolution that began with the discovery of Lucy and other Australopithecus fossils. But the same forces that allowed us to integrate technology into every aspect of our daily lives have also brought us to the brink of planetary catastrophe. Unbound explains both how we got here and how human society must be transformed again to achieve a sustainable future. Technology: The deliberate modification of any natural object or substance with forethought to achieve a specific end or to serve a specific purpose.”

Unbound: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human, Transformed Society, and Brought Our World to the Brink

History

Ancient Civilizations

Arcade

*A Wall Street Journal Bestseller* Like Guns, Germs, and Steel, a work of breathtaking sweep and originality that reinterprets the human story. Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal origins. The fabrication of weapons, the mastery of fire, and the technologies of clothing and shelter radically restructured the human body, enabling us to walk upright, shed our body hair, and migrate out of tropical Africa. Symbolic communication transformed human evolution from a slow biological process into a fast cultural process. The invention of agriculture revolutionized the relationship between humanity and the environment, and the technologies of interaction led to the birth of civilization. Precision machinery spawned the industrial revolution and the rise of nation-states; and in the next metamorphosis, digital technologies may well unite all of humanity for the benefit of future generations. Synthesizing the findings of primatology, paleontology, archeology, history, and anthropology, Richard Currier reinterprets and retells the modern narrative of human evolution that began with the discovery of Lucy and other Australopithecus fossils. But the same forces that allowed us to integrate technology into every aspect of our daily lives have also brought us to the brink of planetary catastrophe. Unbound explains both how we got here and how human society must be transformed again to achieve a sustainable future. Technology: The deliberate modification of any natural object or substance with forethought to achieve a specific end or to serve a specific purpose.”

Unbound: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human and Brought Our World to the Brink

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