Project Gutenberg 2018-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 569 Radcliffe, William 1856 1938 22002090 Fishing from the Earliest Times E-text prepared by deaurider, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Fishing from the Earliest Times" by William Radcliffe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the evolution of fishing techniques and tools throughout various ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and others. The book aims to trace the development of fishing practices from prehistoric times through to the classical era, shedding light on the significance of fishing in historical cultures. At the start of the publication, Radcliffe discusses the ancient origins and methods of fishing, questioning the chronology of implements like the spear, net, and rod. He introduces the reader to the complexities of fishing practices, emphasizing that, unlike hunting, fishing has often been viewed as a specialized craft with deep historical roots. The opening sets the stage for a broader examination of how different cultures approached fishing, showcasing the longstanding human relationship with fishing and the essential tools they developed over millennia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fishing -- History SH Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Ancient 1612523 2025-09-23T06:21:24.245462 text/html 1614740 2018-09-04T13:48:34 text/html 4588016 2025-09-23T06:21:53.999295 application/epub+zip 4597192 2025-09-23T06:21:29.651381 application/epub+zip 704472 2025-09-23T06:21:26.865381 application/epub+zip 5048466 2025-09-23T06:22:09.202197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4856630 2025-09-23T06:21:50.718280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 971859 2022-09-26T07:20:10.820392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1090891 2025-09-23T06:21:19.420462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1091223 2020-06-15T03:38:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17890 2025-09-23T06:22:09.397179 application/rdf+xml 14746 2025-09-23T06:21:27.214379 image/jpeg 2623 2025-09-23T06:21:27.043387 image/jpeg 461808 2020-06-15T03:38:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 4354414 2018-09-04T13:51:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 4740799 2025-09-23T06:21:24.484518 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog