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Book Title: Ancient Technology
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: John w. Humphrey
Publication Name: Ancient Technology
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic events of the Ancient World Ser.
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
