The Archaeology of Ancient Cities

Glenn R. Storey

ISBN 10: 1733376909 / ISBN 13: 9781733376907

Published by Eliot Werner Publications Inc, US, 2020

About this Item

Cities are the largest "artifacts" investigated by archaeologists--entities that have been under academic scrutiny for a long time. Urban places are both physical and social agglomerations, fostering the most intense interaction of any human settlement. Archaeological evidence illustrates how ancient cities worldwide were similar in origin, development, and maturation, showing considerable isomorphism with modern cities. Glenn R Storey explores issues of definition and the essential elements of cities, offers a new heuristic typology of cities, and reviews case studies of six ancient cities (Copan, Great Zimbabwe, Gyeongju, Hierakonpolis, Rome, and Teotihuacan) with illustrative exercises at the end of each chapter. Urban planning, both ancient and modern, helps us understand the explosive increase in human activity in cities.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781733376907

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Archaeology of Ancient Cities
• Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1733376909
• ISBN 13: 9781733376907
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 280 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Cities are the largest "artifacts" investigated by archaeologists--entities that have been under academic scrutiny for a long time. Urban places are both physical and social agglomerations, fostering the most intense interaction of any human settlement. Archaeological evidence illustrates how ancient cities worldwide were similar in origin, development, and maturation, showing considerable isomorphism with modern cities.



This book explores issues of definition and the essential elements of cities, offers a new heuristic typology of cities, and reviews case studies of six ancient cities (Copán, Great Zimbabwe, Gyeongju, Hierakonpolis, Rome, and Teotihuacan) with illustrative exercises at the end of each chapter. Cities have been characterized as "social reactors" working much like a star in creating an explosive increase in human connectivity. Urban planning, both ancient and modern, helps us understand the essence of this--the most exciting and vibrant product of the human tendency to nucleate.

About the Author

Glenn R. Storey is Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology at the University of Iowa. He has a B.A. (Ancient Greek) from Columbia University, an honors bachelor's degree from Oxford University in Classical Greats, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Penn State University. Since 1994 he has taught a wide range of courses at the University of Iowa, from Introductory Egyptology to Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems.