There&#x27;s a (rather old) book about ancient inventions that HN might be interested in: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Ancient-Inventions-Peter-James&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0345401026&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Ancient-Inventions-Peter-James&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0345...</a>