ABSTRACT
Howard Carter’s first view of Tutankhamen’s tomb, through a candlelit peephole, is often used to illustrate the marvelous discoveries made by archaeologists, discoveries of tombs and treasures. The thematic studies in the next two chapters illustrate the “wonderful things” revealed by the archaeological investigation of past technologies. I can only pick out a shape here and a gleam there among the vast amounts of research into ancient technology by archaeologists and other researchers of the past. Some of the gleams are precious objects, famous studies and classics in the field. Some of the shapes are new investigations, still blurred at the edges, but intriguing in their possibilities.
