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KNOWLEDGE of the technology of bitumen in antiquity has been considerably extended by the recent excavations at Ur and elsewhere in Mesopotamia. Mr. R. J. Forbes, though a technical expert and not an archaeologist, has made a comprehensive survey of the archaeological and literary sources for the use of bitumen in ancient times, and discusses fully the information relating to the character, sources and uses of the material to be derived from this evidence.
Bitumen and Petroleum in Antiquity
By R. J. Forbes. Pp. vi + 109. (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1936.) 2 f.; 5s.
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[Short Notices]. Nature 138, 632 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138632b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/138632b0