02532oam 22005414a 450 991079075970332120220108030020.01-61168-504-4(CKB)2550000001166566(EBL)1170379(OCoLC)864745156(SSID)ssj0001131613(PQKBManifestationID)11630954(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131613(PQKBWorkID)11146691(PQKB)10758792(Au-PeEL)EBL1170379(CaPaEBR)ebr10812527(CaONFJC)MIL547925(MdBmJHUP)musev2_83225(MiAaPQ)EBC1170379(EXLCZ)99255000000116656620130602d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClayThe History and Evolution of Humankind’s Relationship with Earth’s Most Primal Element /Suzanne StaubachFirst University Press of New England edition.University Press of New England,Lebanon, NH :2013.1 online resource (306 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61168-503-6 1-306-16674-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 COOKING POTS AND STORAGE JARS Porridge, Ale, and International Commerce; 2 HEARTH AND HOME Ovens, Heat, and the Invention of Baking; 3 THE FIRST MACHINE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRY; 4 SET THE TABLE From a Simple Bowl to a 2,200-Piece Dinner Set; 5 A WORD OR TWO The Invention of Writing and Books; 6 THE MOST POPULAR BUILDING MATERIAL Cities, Walls, and Floors of Mud; 7 SANITATION A Nice Hot Bath, a Drink of Water, and Don't Forget to Flush; 8 FARMING MADE EASY Irrigation, Propagation, and Incubation9 ELECTRICITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ROCKET SCIENCE10 TO YOUR HEALTH!; 11 ART, TOYS, GODS, GODDESSES, AND FERTILITY; 12 A FITTING DEATH Urns, Gravestones, Companions, and Thieves; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A: HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PINCH POT; APPENDIX B: MUSEUMS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CREDITS; INDEXHow a humble substance helped create a modern worldElectronic books. 620.1/91Staubach Suzanne1490116MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910790759703321Clay3861835UNINA