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Format: Hardback
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9781782977230
Pub Date: 30 Sep 2014
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: b/w illustrations
Description:
Exploring the origins of urbanism – the emergence and development of the first cities, has long constituted one of the main challenges of archaeological and ancient historical research. Studying cities in a long-term and cross-cultural perspective links the past with the present, allowing a better understanding of one of the most important developments in human history. Moreover, archaeological research on ancient cities can contribute to a better understanding of contemporary processes of urbanisation.