Name/Title
Rocks and ManEntry/Object ID
L1991.21.42Description
Rocks and Man deals with the history of man and his environment--how his earliest weapons were hands, nails and teeth. Next came stones and branches, and fire and flame as soon as they were discovered. Then man learnt to use tough iron and copper which could be made into swords and so on. Chapter headings include: Tools, weapons and artefacts; Bricks and mortar; Building stone; Cosmetics, jewelry and ornaments; Medicine and technology; and Ritual, religion and magic.
159/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs/Tables.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
PaleontologySearch Terms
Tools, Bricks, Cosmetics, Jewellery, Medicine, Religion, PetrologyBook Details
Author
Myra ShackleyPlace Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsDate Published
1977Call No.
Geology SHISBN
0-04-913018-8Notes
Copy No.: 1Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent