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| Contributors | |
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| Abbreviations and Spelling Norms | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sources | |
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| Ancient Written Sources for Engineering and Technology | |
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| Representations of Technical Processes | |
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| Historiography and Theoretical Approaches | |
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| Primary, Extractive Technologies | |
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| Mining and Metallurgy | |
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| Quarrying and Stoneworking | |
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| Sources of Energy and Exploitation of Power | |
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| Greek and Roman Agriculture | |
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| Animal Husbandry, Hunting, Fishing, and Fish Production | |
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| Engineering and Complex Machines | |
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| Greek Engineering and Construction | |
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| Roman Engineering and Construction | |
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| Hydraulic Engineering and Water Supply | |
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| Tunnels and Canals | |
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| Machines in Greek and Roman Technology | |
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| Secondary Processes and Manufacturing | |
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| Food Processing and Preparation | |
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| Large-Scale Manufacturing, Standardization, and Trade | |
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| Metalworking and Tools | |
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| Woodworking | |
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| Textile Production | |
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| Tanning and Leather | |
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| Ceramic Production | |
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| Glass Production | |
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| Technologies of Movement and Transport | |
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| Land Transport, Part 1: Roads and Bridges | |
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| Land Transport, Part 2: Riding, Harnesses, and Vehicles | |
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| Sea Transport, Part 1: Ships and Navigation | |
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| Sea Transport, Part 2: Harbors | |
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| Technologies of Death | |
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| Greek Warfare and Fortification | |
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| Roman Warfare and Fortification | |
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| Technologies of the Mind | |
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| Information Technologies: Writing, Book Production, and the Role of Literacy | |
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| Timekeeping | |
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| Technologies of Calculation | |
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| Weights and Measures | |
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| Coinage | |
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| Practical Mathematics | |
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| Gadgets and Scientific Instruments | |
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| Inventors, Invention, and Attitudes toward Innovation | |
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| Ethnoarchaeology and Model-Building | |
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| Expanding Ethnoarchaeology: Historical Evidence and Model-Building in the Study of Technological Change | |
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| Index | |