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Author Staubach, Suzanne.
Title Clay : the history and evolution of humankind's relationship with Earth's most primal element / by Suzanne Staubach.
Imprint New York : Berkley Books, 2005.
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 DEFIANCE MAIN COLLECTION  TA455.C55 S73 2005    AVAILABLE  
Table of Contents
1Cooking pots and storage jars : porridge, ale, and international commerce1
2Hearth and home : ovens, heat, and the invention of baking19
3The first machine and the development of an industry44
4Set the table : from a simple bowl to a 2,200-piece dinner set64
5A word or two : the invention of writing and books97
6The most popular building material : cities, walls, and floors of mud112
7Sanitation : a nice hot bath, a drink of water, and don't forget to flush140
8Farming made easy : irrigation, propagation, and incubation160
9Electricity, transportation, and rocket science180
10To your health!192
11Art, toys, gods, goddesses, and fertility203
12A fitting death : urns, gravestones, companions, and thieves225
App. AHow to make your own pinch pot 
Description xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Cooking pots and storage jars -- Hearth and home -- The first machine and the development of an industry -- Set the table -- A word or two -- The most popular building material -- Sanitation -- Farming made easy -- Electricity, transportation, and rocket science -- To your health! -- Art, toys, gods, goddesses, and fertility -- A fitting death.
Subject Clay.
Clay -- History.
ISBN 0425205665 (hbk.)
9780425205662 (hbk.)
OCLC # 60312000


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