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Ancient Mesopotamia
Av Susan Pollock, Rita P. Wright
Häftad, 1999
409 kr
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This book is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first florescence of early state and urban societies in the alluvial lowlands of Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC. Susan Pollock's approach is explicitly anthropological, and draws on contemporary …
Ancient Middle Niger
Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape
Häftad, 2005
475 kr
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The cities of West Africa's Middle Niger, only recently brought to the world's attention, make us rethink the 'whys' and the 'wheres' of ancient urbanism. The cities of the Middle Niger present the archaeologist with something of a novelty; a non-nucleated, clustered city-plan with no centralized, …
Ancient Tiwanaku
Häftad, 2008
569 kr
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Nearly a millennium before the Inca forged a pan-Andean empire in the South American Andes, Tiwanaku emerged as a major center of political, economic, and religious life on the mountainous southern shores of Lake Titicaca. Tiwanaku influenced vast regions of the Andes and became one of the most …
Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians
Häftad, 2004
358 kr
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The ancient capital of Cahokia and a series of lesser population centers developed in the Mississippi valley in North America between the eighth and fifteenth centuries AD, leaving behind an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. Cahokia's gigantic pyramids, finely crafted artifacts, and dense …
Ancient Maya
The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization
Häftad, 2004
468 kr
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In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest …
The Ancient Indus
Urbanism, Economy, and Society
Inbunden, 2009
1559 kr
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This early civilisation was erased from human memory until 1924, when it was rediscovered. Our understanding of the Indus has been partially advanced by textual sources from Mesopotamia that contain references to Meluhha, a land identified by cuneiform specialists as the Indus, with which the …
Ancient Mesopotamia
Av Susan Pollock, Rita P. Wright
Inbunden, 1999
1391 kr
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This book is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first florescence of early state and urban societies in the alluvial lowlands of Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC. Susan Pollock's approach is explicitly anthropological, and draws on contemporary …
The Ancient Egyptian State
The Origins of Egyptian Culture (c. 8000-2000 BC)
Inbunden, 2009
1089 kr
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This book focuses on the development of Egypt in its formative phase, from c.5200 BC, when Egyptians first began farming wheat and barley, until 2160 BC, as Egypt's central government weakened and appears to have fallen into disorder. During these millennia, which coincide with the Predynastic, …
The Ancient Egyptian State
The Origins of Egyptian Culture (c. 8000-2000 BC)
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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This book focuses on the development of Egypt in its formative phase, from c.5200 BC, when Egyptians first began farming wheat and barley, until 2160 BC, as Egypt's central government weakened and appears to have fallen into disorder. During these millennia, which coincide with the Predynastic, …
The Ancient Indus
Urbanism, Economy, and Society
Häftad, 2009
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542 kr
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This early civilisation was erased from human memory until 1924, when it was rediscovered. Our understanding of the Indus has been partially advanced by textual sources from Mesopotamia that contain references to Meluhha, a land identified by cuneiform specialists as the Indus, with which the …
Ancient Inca
Häftad, 2013
459 kr
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This book offers a detailed account of Inca history, society and culture through the lens of archaeology, written documents and ethnographic accounts of native Andeans. Throughout the Andes, public works ordained by the emperors of the Incas dominate and transform the natural landscape. Cities, …
Ancient Teotihuacan
Early Urbanism in Central Mexico
Häftad, 2015
487 kr
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First comprehensive English-language book on the largest city in the Americas before the 1400s. Teotihuacan is a UNESCO world heritage site, located in highland central Mexico, about twenty-five miles from Mexico City, visited by millions of tourists every year. The book begins with Cuicuilco, a …
Early Medieval Britain
The Rebirth of Towns in the Post-Roman West
Häftad, 2018
491 kr
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The growth and development of towns and urbanism in the pre-modern world has been of interest to archaeologists since the nineteenth century. Much of the early archaeological research on urban origins focused on regions such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica. Intensive archaeological research …
Ancient Greece
Social Structure and Evolution
Häftad, 2019
403 kr
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This book examines the development of ancient Greek civilization through a path-breaking application of social scientific theories. David B. Small charts the rise of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations and the unique characteristics of the later classical Greeks through the lens of ancient …
Ancient Central China
Centers and Peripheries along the Yangzi River
Häftad, 2013
574 kr
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Ancient Central China provides an up-to-date synthesis of archaeological discoveries in the upper and middle Yangzi River region of China, including the Three Gorges Dam reservoir zone. It focuses on the Late Neolithic (late third millennium BC) through the end of the Bronze Age (late first …
The Colonial Caribbean
Landscapes of Power in Jamaica's Plantation System
Häftad, 2014
502 kr
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The Colonial Caribbean is an archaeological analysis of the Jamaican plantation system at the turn of the nineteenth century. Focused specifically on coffee plantation landscapes and framed by Marxist theory, the analysis considers plantation landscapes using a multiscalar approach to landscape …
The Colonial Caribbean
Landscapes of Power in Jamaica's Plantation System
Inbunden, 2014
1274 kr
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The Colonial Caribbean is an archaeological analysis of the Jamaican plantation system at the turn of the nineteenth century. Focused specifically on coffee plantation landscapes and framed by Marxist theory, the analysis considers plantation landscapes using a multiscalar approach to landscape …
Ancient Jomon of Japan
Inbunden, 2004
1391 kr
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In this 2004 book, Junko Habu illustrates recent developments in the archaeology of the Jomon period (circa 14,500-300 BC) of Japan and presents new analyses. Unlike most prehistoric pottery using peoples, the Jomon people are thought to have been hunter-gatherers. Evidence of plant cultivation …
Ancient Jomon of Japan
Häftad, 2004
468 kr
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In this 2004 book, Junko Habu illustrates recent developments in the archaeology of the Jomon period (circa 14,500-300 BC) of Japan and presents new analyses. Unlike most prehistoric pottery using peoples, the Jomon people are thought to have been hunter-gatherers. Evidence of plant cultivation …
Ancient Puebloan Southwest
Av John Kantner, Rita P. Wright
Inbunden, 2004
1391 kr
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Ancient Puebloan Southwest traces the evolution of Puebloan society in the American Southwest from the emergence of the Chaco and Mimbres traditions in the AD 1000s through the early decades of contact with the Spanish in the sixteenth century. The 2004 book focuses on the social and political …
Ancient Puebloan Southwest
Av John Kantner, Rita P. Wright
Häftad, 2004
468 kr
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Ancient Puebloan Southwest traces the evolution of Puebloan society in the American Southwest from the emergence of the Chaco and Mimbres traditions in the AD 1000s through the early decades of contact with the Spanish in the sixteenth century. The 2004 book focuses on the social and political …
Ancient Middle Niger
Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape
Inbunden, 2005
1274 kr
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The cities of West Africa's Middle Niger, only recently brought to the world's attention, make us rethink the 'whys' and the 'wheres' of ancient urbanism. The cities of the Middle Niger present the archaeologist with something of a novelty; a non-nucleated, clustered city-plan with no centralized, …
Ancient Tiwanaku
Inbunden, 2008
993 kr
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Nearly a millennium before the Inca forged a pan-Andean empire in the South American Andes, Tiwanaku emerged as a major center of political, economic, and religious life on the mountainous southern shores of Lake Titicaca. Tiwanaku influenced vast regions of the Andes and became one of the most …
Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians
Inbunden, 2004
1362 kr
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The ancient capital of Cahokia and a series of lesser population centers developed in the Mississippi valley in North America between the eighth and fifteenth centuries AD, leaving behind an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. Cahokia's gigantic pyramids, finely crafted artifacts, and dense …
Ancient Inca
Inbunden, 2013
1391 kr
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This book offers a detailed account of Inca history, society and culture through the lens of archaeology, written documents and ethnographic accounts of native Andeans. Throughout the Andes, public works ordained by the emperors of the Incas dominate and transform the natural landscape. Cities, …
Ancient Teotihuacan
Early Urbanism in Central Mexico
Inbunden, 2015
1530 kr
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First comprehensive English-language book on the largest city in the Americas before the 1400s. Teotihuacan is a UNESCO world heritage site, located in highland central Mexico, about twenty-five miles from Mexico City, visited by millions of tourists every year. The book begins with Cuicuilco, a …
Early Medieval Britain
The Rebirth of Towns in the Post-Roman West
Inbunden, 2018
1427 kr
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The growth and development of towns and urbanism in the pre-modern world has been of interest to archaeologists since the nineteenth century. Much of the early archaeological research on urban origins focused on regions such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica. Intensive archaeological research …
Ancient Greece
Social Structure and Evolution
Inbunden, 2019
1458 kr
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This book examines the development of ancient Greek civilization through a path-breaking application of social scientific theories. David B. Small charts the rise of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations and the unique characteristics of the later classical Greeks through the lens of ancient …
Ancient Central China
Centers and Peripheries along the Yangzi River
Inbunden, 2013
1099 kr
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Ancient Central China provides an up-to-date synthesis of archaeological discoveries in the upper and middle Yangzi River region of China, including the Three Gorges Dam reservoir zone. It focuses on the Late Neolithic (late third millennium BC) through the end of the Bronze Age (late first …
Ancient Southeast Mesoamerica
Political Economies without the State
Av Patricia A. Urban, Edward M. Schortman
Inbunden, 2024
1477 kr
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Ancient Southeast Mesoamerica explores the distinctive development and political history of the region from its earliest inhabitants up to the Spanish conquest. It was composed of a matrix of social networks rather than divided by distinct cultures and domains. Making use of the area's rich …
