The origins and use of the potter's wheel in ancient Egypt /
The invention of the wheel is often highlighted as one of humankinds' most significant inventions. Wheels do not exist in nature, and so can be viewed entirely as a human-inspired invention. Machinery too, was relatively rare in the ancient world. The potter's wheel is arguably the most si...
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التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Oxford :
Archaeopress,
[2015]
سلاسل:
Archaeopress Egyptology ;
7.
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رقم الطلب: DT62.P72
| الملخص: | The invention of the wheel is often highlighted as one of humankinds' most significant inventions. Wheels do not exist in nature, and so can be viewed entirely as a human-inspired invention. Machinery too, was relatively rare in the ancient world. The potter's wheel is arguably the most significant machine introduced into Egypt, second only perhaps to the drill, the loom and the bellows for smelting metal. This volume examines this topic. |
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| وصف المادة: | Includes QR code. |
| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| جمهور: | Specialized. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ردمك: | 9781784910617 (PDF ebook) : |