Stone
matériau
Rock as a material for tools, millstones, walls and monuments.
Où c'est utilisé
- Hammer — est un matériau pour. The first hammer was a hammerstone, later mounted on a handle.
- Oven — est un matériau pour. The oven floor was laid with stone, which holds heat.
- Millstone — est un matériau pour. Millstones were hewn from hard stone.
- Herminette — est un matériau pour. The blade of an adze was ground from stone.
- Well — est un matériau pour. The walls of wells were lined with stone.
- Foundation — est un matériau pour. Ancient foundations were laid of stone.
- Hache — est un matériau pour. A Neolithic axe is ground stone on a handle.
- Hoe — est un matériau pour. The working part was of stone or antler.
- Oil lamp — est un matériau pour. The first lamps were stone bowls (Lascaux).
- Potter’s wheel — est un matériau pour. Early potter’s wheels were stone discs on an axle.
- Paved road — est un matériau pour. Paved roads were laid with stone.
- Citerne — est un matériau pour. Cisterns were cut into rock or lined with stone.
- Sceau-cylindre — est un matériau pour. Seals were carved from stone.
- Balance — est un matériau pour. Weights were hewn from stone.
- Gutter — est un matériau pour. Ancient gutters were stone or ceramic channels.
- Barrage — est un matériau pour. Sadd el-Kafara (~2700 BC) is an embankment of stone.
- Boulier — est un matériau pour. Counting was done with pebbles — the Latin calculus.
- Egyptian pyramid — est un matériau pour. The pyramids are built of limestone and granite blocks.
- Plumb bob — est un matériau pour. The bob of a plumb line is stone or copper.
- Colonne — est un matériau pour. Temple columns were hewn from stone.
- Seaport — est un matériau pour. Quays and moles were built of stone.
- Ancre — est un matériau pour. The oldest anchors were stones with a hole.
- Ice house — est un matériau pour. Ice houses were built of stone and sunk into the ground.
- Enclume — est un matériau pour. The first anvils were flat stones.
- Sundial — est un matériau pour. Sundials were hewn from stone.
- Water clock (clepsydra) — est un matériau pour. The clepsydra from Karnak is a stone vessel.
- Pont — est un matériau pour. Ancient bridges were made of stone.
- Pont en arc — est un matériau pour. Arch bridges are built of dressed stone.
- Vault — est un matériau pour. Vaults were built of stone.
- Stadium — est un matériau pour. Ancient stadiums had stone stands.
Quelle importance
Place au classement d'importance des inventions : 17 sur 2848, score 99 sur 100. Liens directs avec d'autres objets : 42 ; domaines technologiques : 10 ; choses construites directement dessus : 42. Panthéon des inventions.
Choses similaires de la même époque et du même domaine
- Steel (1856) — An alloy of iron and carbon; mass production came with the Bessemer process.
- Wood — The oldest structural material: it made handles, boats, wheels, looms and buildings.
- Cuivre (9000 av. J.-C.) — One of the first metals mastered by humans.
- Glass (3500 av. J.-C.) — An amorphous material made from molten silica.
- Aluminium (1886) — A light metal; cheap production came with the Hall–Héroult process.
- Laiton (500 av. J.-C.) — An alloy of copper and zinc.
Ce que ça a en commun avec d'autres choses
- Stone et sewage treatment plant : ce qu'ils ont en commun — un lien en 3 étapes
- Stone et GPS (satellite navigation) : ce qu'ils ont en commun — un lien en 3 étapes
- Stone et multistage rocket : ce qu'ils ont en commun — un lien en 4 étapes