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The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World (Oxford Handbooks) 1st Edition
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- ISBN-109780195187311
- ISBN-13978-0195187311
- Edition1st
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2008
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions9.8 x 1.8 x 6.7 inches
- Print length896 pages
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- ASIN : 0195187318
- Publisher : Oxford University Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 896 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780195187311
- ISBN-13 : 978-0195187311
- Item Weight : 4.06 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.8 x 1.8 x 6.7 inches
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Although it is very comprehensive, it does not cover every aspect of classical technology, and I would HIGHLY recommend you pick up Humphrey, Oleson, and Sherwood's 'Greek and Roman Technology: A Sourcebook' as a companion. Also, keep in mind that this book does not deal with specific nuts and bolts of technologies: you will not find discussions of how much a Roman wagon weighed, efficiencies of harness techniques, mining yields, and other such data points.
If you have an interest in technology and industry in the classical world and want a book you can crack open to any page and go "Wow, I didn't know that!", get this.
There are only passing discussions of Egyptian and Near Eastern technology in these essays. It is a shame that there is no single authoritative book on technology in the ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant, including societies like the Sumerians, Akkadians, Hittites, Persians, etc.). There are plenty of books about Egyptian technology, probably because the pyramids are part of popular knowledge. Indeed, there seem to be dozens of bad books about Egyptian technology written by dilettantes; any book whose title uses any of the words “unexplained”, “mysteries”, “secret”, “revealed”, etc. should be ignored unless you have a good reason to trust it. But if one wants to know about Hittite metallurgy or Akkadian masonry, there is only the scholarly periodical literature, which usually closes the subject to outsiders because to read specialized articles requires long training.
Some of the decent looking books on Egyptian technology I've come across: Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture (Dover Books on Architecture) and Ancient Egyptian Technology and Innovation (BCP Egyptology) . The only book I've found on Mesopotamian technology that seems both accessible and reliable is Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The Archaeological Evidence .
Articles deal only with one or two very specific aspects related to the chapter title,and due to their extreme brevity, the information if of no value to a researcher. For example, "Greek Quarrying and Stoneworking" in "Quarrying and Stoneworking" by Fant gives a two-page description of the trenching technique used by the Greeks followed by a one page description of stone transport before moving on to Roman quarrying.
The salient problem with this volume is the flowery language used to disguise the lack of content. One example from "Greek and Roman Agriculture" is "Mediterranean ecosystems are characterized by abrupt topography and marked seasonality, features that have the effect of fragmenting the accessibility of natural resources and partitioning them across space and time." After reading it three times, the author appears to be saying the Mediterranean has a varied climate and topography.