Studies in Ancient Technology, Volume 2

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Brill Archive, 1964 - 263 pages

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Contents

Introduction
1
The changing face of the earth
10
Sea water and rivers as geological agents
12
Sedimentation erosion denudation
19
Earthquakes and seismic phenomena
37
Volcanoes
48
Fossils and evolution
61
The origin of metals and ores
67
Roman mining
153
Ancient quarrying
167
Bibliography
183
ANCIENT MINING TECHNIQUES
197
Pitting and driving
199
Extraction and transportation
206
Illumination ventilation and drainage
214
Dressing the ore
223

Classification of minerals and ores
79
Bibliography
94
ANCIENT MINING AND QUARRYING
104
Prospecting
109
Preclassical mining
115
Greek mining
143
The social and legal status of the miner
228
Note on precious and semiprecious stones
237
Bibliography
242
Chronological bibliography of ancient authors on geology and mining
249
Index
253
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