Ten Americans from the Archaeological Society in Chicago delivered the ten lectures which make up the ten chapters of the book. Contents include: Greek Building, by Robert Scranton; Roman Imperial Building, by James E. Packer; Bronze Working: by Dorothy Kent Hill; Stone Carving, by Brunhilde Sismondo Ridgway; Pottery Manufacture, by Joseph Veach Noble; and Farming, by Grundy Steiner. Noble's chapter on pottery includes photographs of work at the potter's wheel, decoration of pots, and the description of the firing process. The book is reviewed by Jens Erik Skydsgaard in <i>Technology and Culture, Vol. 11, No. 4, (Oct., 1970). -- AATA