This week on the blog: wootz in South Asia and cast iron in China - other ways iron and steel were produced in the pre-modern world!https://acoup.blog/2020/11/06/collections-iron-how-did-they-make-it-addendum-crucible-steel-and-cast-iron/ …
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It was a great and very educational read! Thank you so much! Have you written about ancient navigation and mapmaking in the past? Was always curious on how people got around and scouted territories!
I have not, by my doktorvater (read: dissertation advisor) is actually the leading expert on that very question! Check out: Richard Talbert, Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered (2010) and Roman Portal Sundials (2017)
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It may not *seem* like sundials are connected to mapping, but they are, because calibrating a portable sundial requires knowing your latitude.
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Thank you so much!!
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