The evolution of the ancient city : urban theory and the archaeology of the Fertile Crescent

1. Verfasser: Thomas, Alexander R., 1969-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2010.
Umfang/Format: xii, 217 p. ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Comparative urban studies (Lanham, Md.)
ISBN: 9780739138694
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Social science and the city
  • Parameters of social evolution
  • Evolution and the city
  • The change
  • Rural villages
  • Rise of the city
  • The dawn of history
  • The city in the world
  • Rethinking the city
  • Rivers and mountains of the Fertile Crescent
  • Regions of the Fertile Crescent
  • Major Paleolithic sites
  • Major Natufian & PPNA sites
  • Major PPNB & PN sites
  • Major Ubaid & Uruk sites
  • Major Early Bronze sites
  • Major Middle & Late Bronze sites
  • Cultural regions of the Fertile Crescent.