This information is now online; however, I am
unaware of Clough’s excellent table being found online. Therefore, it is reproduced here. List of the Technological Accomplishments of the Hamitic People Following the Flood
This list was taken directly from Charles A. Clough, Dawn of the Kingdom, ©1974, pp. 11–12, who credits Arthur
C. Custance and his Doorway Papers, a series of over 50 papers by an Anglican creative thinker. Available from
the author, Box 291, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, K6V5V5.
This information is now online; however, I am
unaware of Clough’s excellent table being found online. Therefore, it is reproduced here.
Most of these inventions and discoveries were in existence in the second millennium b.c.
Mechanical Principals and Applications
Gears Chain drives Domes and arches
Pulleys Fire pistons Lock gates and lifts
Lathes Gimbal suspension Steam engine principle
Windlass Suspension bridges Clockwork mechanism
Whiffletrees Cantilever principle Block and tackle
Catapults
Materials
Copper Bellows systems of all types
Bronze Glass (including possibly a malleable glass)
Iron Pottery (china and porcelain)
Cast Iron Charcoal and carbon black
Steel Blues and preservatives
Cement Shellacs, varnishes and enamels
Dyes and inks Casting methods (including hollow casting)
Rubber Gold and silver work (including beading, repousse,
Case hardening sheet, wire and plating of metals)
Lenses of several types
Building Techniques, Tools and Materials
Nails Window materials, including glass
Saws Door hinges and locks
Hammers Protective coatings
Brace and bit Street drainage systems
Sandpaper Sewage disposal on a wide scale
Rope saws Running water in a piped system
Carborundum Drills (including diamond drills)
Stoves Building of all types (including genuine skyscrapers
Plans and maps and earthquake construction)
Surveying Instruments Central heating systems
Fabrics and Weaving
Cotton Mechanical looms Ikat or tie-dyeing
Silk Invisible mending Feather and fur garments
Wool Flying shuttles Double-faced cloth
Linen Tapestry Knitted and crocheted materials
Voile Batik All types of thread
Felt Thimbles Silk screen methods of decoration
Lace parchment Ropes up to 12 inches in diameter
Netting Tailored clothing Paper of all kinds (including coated stock)
Gauze Needles Dyes of all kinds
Food Gathering Methods
Use of fish poisons and animal intoxicants Use of tamed animals (dogs, cats, and birds) to catch game
Elephants for labor and land clearance Traps and nets of all kinds
Use of multi-culture, fertilizers, and mechanical seeders and other equipment in agriculture
Writing, Painting, etc.
Inks Moveable type Libraries and cataloguing systems
Chalks Textbooks Scripts (Sumerian, Cuneiform, Egyptian,
Pencils Encyclopedias Hittite, Minoan, Chinese, Easter Island,
Crayons Envelopes and postal systems Indues Valley, Maya)
Block printing Literary forms
Medical and Surgical Practices and Instruments
Gargle Quinine Adhesive tapes
snuffs Poultices Surgical stitching
Inhalators Decoctions Trephination
Enemas Infusions Caesarian operations
Fumigators Pills Cascara and other emetics
Suppositories Troches Animal stupefying drugs
Insecticides Lotions Vaccine for small pox
Truth serums Ointments Tranquillizing drugs
Cocaine Plasters Surgical instruments (knives, forceps, tweezers)
Anesthetics Bandages Identification and treatment of hundreds
Soaps Curare common diseases and injuries, including
Splints Tourniquet brain and eye operations and surgery)
Foodstuffs
Aloes Chicle gum Tomato
Pears Cascara Sweet Potato
Kidney beans Pineapple Prickly pear
Cereals Chili pepper Squash
Cocoa Cashew, peanut Corn
Coffee Manioc Beans
Tea Artichoke Strawberries
Tobacco Potato Arrowroot
Animals Domesticated
Pigs Dogs Llama
Horses Cats Alpaca
Fowl Camels Cows, sheep, etc.
Below is a partial listing of the technological advances of ancient man, most of which were in use before the 2nd millennium b.c. |
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A Partial List of Ancient Technological Accomplishments |
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Category |
Specifics |
Mechanical Principals and Applications |
Gears Chain drives Domes and arches Pulleys Fire pistons Lock gates and lifts Lathes Gimbal suspension Steam engine principle Windlass Suspension bridges Clockwork mechanism |
Materials |
Copper Bellows systems of all types Bronze Glass (including possibly a malleable glass) Iron Pottery (china and porcelain) Cast Iron Charcoal and carbon black Steel Blues and preservatives Cement Shellacs, varnishes and enamels Dyes and inks Casting methods (including hollow casting) Rubber Lenses of several types Gold and silver work (including beading, repousse, sheet, wire and plating of metals) |
Building Techniques, Tools and Materials |
Nails Window materials, including glass Saws Door hinges and locks Hammers Protective coatings Brace and bit Street drainage systems Sandpaper Sewage disposal on a wide scale Rope saws Running water in a piped system Carborundum Drills (including diamond drills) Stoves Building of all types (including genuine skyscrapers Plans and maps and earthquake construction) Surveying Instruments Central heating systems |
Fabrics and Weaving |
Cotton Mechanical looms Ikat or tie-dyeing Silk Invisible mending Feather and fur garments Wool Flying shuttles Double-faced cloth Linen Tapestry Knitted and crocheted materials Voile Batik All types of thread Felt Thimbles Silk screen methods of decoration Lace parchment Ropes up to 12 inches in diameter Netting Tailored clothing Dyes of all kinds Paper of all kinds (including coated stock) Needles |
Food Gathering Methods |
Use of fish poisons and animal intoxicants Use of tamed animals (dogs, cats, and birds) to catch game Elephants for labor and land clearance Traps and nets of all kinds Use of multi-culture, fertilizers, and mechanical seeders and other equipment in agriculture |
Writing, Painting, etc. |
Inks Moveable type Libraries and cataloguing systems Chalks Textbooks Literary forms Pencils Encyclopedias Block printing Crayons Envelopes and postal systems Scripts (Sumerian, Cuneiform, Egyptian, Hittite, Minoan, Chinese, Easter Island, Indues Valley, Maya) |
Medical and Surgical Practices and Instruments |
Gargle Quinine Adhesive tapes Snuffs Poultices Surgical stitching Inhalators Decoctions Trephination Enemas Infusions Caesarian operations Fumigators Pills Cascara and other emetics Suppositories Troches Animal stupefying drugs Insecticides Lotions Vaccine for small pox Truth serums Ointments Tranquillizing drugs Cocaine Plasters Tourniquet Anesthetics Bandages Splints Soaps Curare Surgical instruments (knives, forceps, tweezers) Identification and treatment of hundreds common diseases and injuries, including brain and eye operations and surgery |
This is just a partial listing of their accomplishments; a more complete list is found in the doctrine. |
This list was taken directly from Charles A. Clough, Dawn of the Kingdom, ©1974, pp. 11–12, who credits Arthur C.
Custance and his Doorway Papers, a series of over 50 papers by an Anglican creative thinker. Available from the author,
Box 291, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, K6V5V5.
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