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Chemical Arts and Technologies of Indigenous Americans
Burton L. Gordon
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Written records of knowledge in the pre-Columbian New World are virtually non-existent (in contrast to an abundance of such records for ancient China and the Near East). Consequently chemical knowledge in the Americas, prior to the arrival of Europeans, is poorly documented. The arts and technologies discussed in this volume are those known to have existed in pre-Columbian times, as well as those thought to have been developed by native peoples (independently of foreign influence) during the five centuries since the European conquest of the Americas began.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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List of Illustrations
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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 1: FIRE
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CHAPTER 2: PREPARING, COOKING, AND PRESERVING FOODSTUFFS
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CHAPTER 3: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR
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CHAPTER 4: DRUGS AND POISONS
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CHAPTER 5: TREATMENT OF PLANT FIBERS
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CHAPTER 6: COLORANTS AND DYEING
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CHAPTER 7: ETCHING
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CHAPTER 8: PROCESSING RUBBER, CHICLE, AND BEESWAX
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CHAPTER 9: PERSONAL BEAUTIFICATION, PERFUMES AND INCENSE, AND CLEANSING AGENTS
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CHAPTER 10: HIDE CURING AND FEATHER WORK
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CHAPTER 11: EMBALMING AND MUMMIFICATION
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CHAPTER 12: SALT MAKING
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CHAPTER 13: BUILDING MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION
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CHAPTER 14: POTTERY MAKING
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CHAPTER 15: LACQUERS AND VARNISHES
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CHAPTER 16: METAL–WORKING AND METALLURGY
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
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WORKS CITED
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Published: 2009
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407303901 (paperback)
- 9781407334189 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1907