Measuring Rods & Lines
Standardized rods, ropes, knots, and marked lines for fields, buildings, canals, and craft production.
Core metadata
- ID: measuring_rods_and_lines
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -3000 (century)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Basic Geometry and Surveying (basic_geometry_and_surveying)
- Basic Rope Making (basic_rope_making)
- Standardized Weights and Measures (standardized_weights_and_measures)
Dependents
- Field Boundary Survey Stones (field_boundary_survey_stones)
- Stone-Paved Courtyards (stone_paved_courtyards)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Hanging in the Balance: Precision Weighing in Antiquity (Penn Museum, 2005, museum) • Supports: edge, node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 73%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardized Weights and Measures (standardized_weights_and_measures) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Standardized Weights and Measures provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Basic Geometry and Surveying (basic_geometry_and_surveying) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Geometry and Surveying is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
| Basic Rope Making (basic_rope_making) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Rope Making is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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