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• Soap
  ...of the production of soap-like materials dates back to around 2800 BCE in ancient Babylon.}}</ref> A formula for soap consisting of water, alkali and [[Cinna The Ebers papyrus (Egypt, 1550 BC) indicates that ancient Egyptians bathed regularly and combined animal and vegetable oils with alka
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• Mercury (element)
  ...mbol for [[Mercury (planet)|the planet Mercury]] (☿) has been used since ancient times to represent the element]] ...ef> The [[ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]] used mercury in ointments; the [[ancient Egyptians]] and the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] used it in [[cosmetics]] which
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• Aconitum
  *While legend suggests that [[Cleopatra]], the last queen of Egypt was killed by a snake bite, many historians actually believe that she commi {{Ancient anaesthesia-footer}}
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• Castor oil plant
  ...ve used it to brighten the whites of her eyes. The [[Ebers Papyrus]] is an ancient Egyptian medical treatise believed to date from 1552 BC. Translated in 1872
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• List of psychedelic plants
  ...erties, and may have been used as a sacrament in ancient Egypt and certain ancient South American cultures. Dosages of 5 to 10&nbsp;grams of the flowers indu
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• Propædia
  ...mitive&nbsp;Religion]] '''8.2.2'''&nbsp;[[Axial Age|Religions&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ancient&nbsp;Peoples]] '''8.2.3'''&nbsp;[[Hinduism]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;Other&nbsp;[[Rel ...&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aegean,&nbsp;and&nbsp;North&nbsp;Africa<BR>'''9.1.2'''&nbsp;Ancient&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Civilizations&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbs
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• Encyclopaedia Biblica
  ...ting between each of the most important ancient manuscripts), and by other ancient versions; the largest article is that on the Gospels, which is over 5 MB in *[[Eduard Meyer]], Professor of Ancient History, [[University of Halle-Wittenberg|University of Halle]].
  14 KB (1,963 words) - 13:32, 19 September 2010
• Balsam of Mecca
  ...sh town of [[Ein Gedi]]. The resin was valued in medicine and perfume in [[ancient Greece]] and the [[Roman Empire]]. Thus [[Pliny the Elder]] mentions it as ...eir camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt."
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• Coal tar
  ...e coal tar is the most effective. Petroleum tar was also used in [[ancient Egypt]]ian [[Mummy|mummification]] circa [[1st millennium BC|1000 BC]].<ref>http:
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• Paper
  ...[Papermaking]] is considered to be one of the ''[[Four Great Inventions of Ancient China]]'', since the first pulp papermaking process was developed in [[Chin
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• Tar
  ...sky scent much like that of barbecue. Producing tar from wood was known in ancient Greece, and has probably been used in Scandinavia since the Iron Age. For c ...feb05}} {{cite web | title=Geotimes - February 2005 - Mummy tar in ancient Egypt | url=http://www.geotimes.org/feb05/NN_mummytar.html | accessdate=January 9
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• Slag
  ==Ancient slag use== ...gypt.<ref>{{Cite web | title =The chemical composition of glass in Ancient Egypt by Mikey Brass (1999)| url = http://www.antiquityofman.com/AE_glass.html |
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• Bitumen
  ...r shipbuilding. Other cultures such as Babylon, India, Persia, Egypt, and ancient Greece and Rome continued these uses, and in several cases the bitumen has Naturally occurring deposits of bitumen are formed from the remains of ancient, microscopic [[algae]] and other once-living things. When these organisms
  13 KB (1,945 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Petroleum
  ...Geochemistry|volume=37|page=1}}</ref> It is a [[fossil fuel]] derived from ancient [[fossilized]] [[organic material]]s. The theory was initially based on the ...y, crude oil and [[natural gas]] are products of [[diagenesis|heating]] of ancient [[organic compound|organic materials]] (i.e. [[kerogen]]) over [[geologic t
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• Asphalt
  ===Ancient times=== ...related to the English word [[mummy]]. Asphalt was also used by [[ancient Egypt]]ians to [[embalm]] mummies.<ref name="Abraham1938" /><ref>{{cite book |aut
  34 KB (5,036 words) - 21:35, 20 September 2010
• Metallurgy
  [[Image:Metal production in Ancient Middle East.svg|thumb|Mining areas of the ancient [[Middle East]]. Boxes colors: [[arsenic]] is in brown, [[copper]] in red, ...devices associated or involved in metallurgy were possibly established in ancient China before Europeans mastered these crafts (such as the innovation of the
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• Dry quicksand
  ...Egypt, a minister of the Egyptian government heads a cult that meets in an ancient structure with a dry quicksand pit for disposing of undesirable individuals
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• Gunpowder
  Gunpowder was invented, documented, and used in [[ancient]] [[China]] where the Chinese military forces used gunpowder-based weapons ...athers", [[al-Hassan]] argues that gunpowder became prevalent in Syria and Egypt by "the end of the twelfth century or the beginning of the thirteenth".
  51 KB (7,447 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• Tulle bi telli
  ...mesh with small strips of metal, with its origins dating back to [[Ancient Egypt]]. The name translates roughly as "net with metal". <ref>[http://www.embroi ...pt - Asyut]</ref> Textiles similar in concept to assuit date back to these ancient times. <ref name="liquidsilverdesigns.com">[http://www.liquidsilverdesigns.
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• Textile
  [[File:DumbartonOaksTextileEuropa.jpg|thumb|Late antique textile, [[Egypt]]ian, now in the [[Dumbarton Oaks]] collection]] ...ve]], [[twill]] or [[satin weave]], there is little difference between the ancient and modern methods.
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