Smith - The Social Construction of Ancient Cities

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The social construction of ancient cities /edited by Monica L. Smith.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN: 978-1-58834-344-4
1. Cities and towns, Ancient. 2. Civilization, Ancient. I. Smith, Monica L.
HT114.S635 2003
307.760901dc21

2002030436

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available.

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Teotihuacan in Mesoamerica

Plans of two Teotihuacan apartment compounds

Map of southern Mesopotamia

AH area of Ur

Location of Chan Chan and other sites discussed in text

Schematic plan of Chan Chan

Plan of Ciudadela Velarde, Chan Chan

Location of sites and regions, Middle Niger, West Africa

The Jenne-jeno urban complex

Alternate routes to clustering at the Jenne-jeno complex shown as a cladogram

Regional map of the Maya region

Regional map of Xunantunich

Map of Xunantunich

Map of San Lorenzo

Map of Khabur Basin

Proportions of domestic and wild fauna

Proportions of fauna, by type

The Chicama Valley with relevant sites located

Schematic of Site 128, Mocollope, showing the location of major architecture and the 1998 excavation units

Four hypotheses of urban migration and cultural change

Castillo Incised ceramic sherds from the Chicama Valley

Map of region around Piedras Negras

Cross section through Early Classic and Preclassic buildings and platforms, Pyramid R-3 and Platform R-32

Early Classic ruler, Altar 1, Piedras Negras

Kumche vessels found in collapse of the P-7 sweatbath

Map of the ancient Near East

Tell Brak from the southeast

Rendering of the Eye Temple on its platform with reconstructed site contours

Sites mentioned in text, with religious sites noted in italics

Forms of walled settlements in the Indian subcontinent

Map showing location of the Yan-Xiadu site and major states of the Warring-States period in northern China

City plan of the Yan-Xiadu site (sixth to third century B.C.)

Group/grid matrix

Expectations regarding spatial order and monuments

Mound densities in the Xunantunich polity

Summary of material correlates of each hypothesis

Percentages of shape-element types

Percentages of pattern types

Attributes used in ceramic analysis of Castillo incised pottery

Covered floor space at Piedras Negras

Lots with Early Classic material