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Still preserved today are actual clappers from Sumer of about 3000 BC and
ancient Egyptian clappers, some of which took the form of a pair of hands. Their
use seems never to have died out in Egypt. Copts still ritually strike clappers of a
type ...
Still preserved today are actual clappers from Sumer of about 3000 BC and
ancient Egyptian clappers, some of which took the form of a pair of hands. Their
use seems never to have died out in Egypt. Copts still ritually strike clappers of a
type ...
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A frail child, Petrie was privately educated, early developing archaeological and
ethnological interests, particularly in the area of ancient weights and measures,
and in Egyptology. At the age of 24, Petrie wrote Inductive Metrology, or the ...
A frail child, Petrie was privately educated, early developing archaeological and
ethnological interests, particularly in the area of ancient weights and measures,
and in Egyptology. At the age of 24, Petrie wrote Inductive Metrology, or the ...
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The ancient Greeks were familiar with many of the uses of bitumen, but they did
not transmit this knowledge to the conquering Romans. The latter had developed
excellent mortar from other sources for their building construction. The tars and ...
The ancient Greeks were familiar with many of the uses of bitumen, but they did
not transmit this knowledge to the conquering Romans. The latter had developed
excellent mortar from other sources for their building construction. The tars and ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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