Making Ancient Cities: Space and Place in Early Urban Societies

doi:10.1017/CBO9781107110274

This volume investigates how the structure and use of space developed and changed in cities, and examines the role of different societal groups in shaping urbanism. Culturally and chronologically diverse case studies provide a basis to examine recent theoretical and methodological shifts in the archaeology of ancient cities. The book's primary goal is to examine how ancient cities were made by the people who lived in them. The authors argue that there is a mutually constituting relationship between urban form and the actions and interactions of a plurality of individuals, groups, and institutions, each with their own motivations and identities. Space is therefore socially produced as these agents operate in multiple spheres.

- Aa Reduce text
- Aa Enlarge text

View selected items
Save to my bookmarks
Export citations
Download PDF (zip)
Save to Kindle
Save to Dropbox
Save to Google Drive
Save content to
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to .

To save content items to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Please be advised that item(s) you selected are not available.
You are about to save
Your Kindle email address

Please provide your Kindle email.

@free.kindle.com @kindle.com (service fees apply)

By using this service, you agree that you will only keep content for personal use, and will not openly distribute them via Dropbox, Google Drive or other file sharing services

Contents

Making Ancient Cities - Half title page
pp i-ii
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Making Ancient Cities - Title page
pp iii-iii
Space and Place in Early Urban Societies
- By Andrew T. Creekmore, Kevin D. Fisher
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Copyright page
pp iv-iv
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Dedication
pp v-vi
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Contents
pp vii-x
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Figures
pp xi-xiv
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Tables
pp xv-xvi
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Contributors
pp xvii-xx
- By Traci Ardren, James A. Brown, D. Matthew Buell, Andrew T. Creekmore, Bruce Dahlin, Kevin D. Fisher, Rodney D. Fitzsimons, Jeffrey Fleisher, Scott R. Hutson, John E. Kelly, Aline Magnoni, Yoko Nishimura, Anna Razeto, Barbara L. Stark, Stephanie Wynne-Jones, Norman Yoffee
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Preface
pp xxi-xxii
- By Andrew T. Creekmore, Kevin D. Fisher
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

1 - Making Ancient Cities: New Perspectives on the Production of Urban Places
pp 1-31
- By Kevin D. Fisher, Andrew T. Creekmore
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

2 - The Social Production of Space in Third-Millennium Cities of Upper Mesopotamia
pp 32-73
- By Andrew T. Creekmore
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

3 - North Mesopotamian Urban Neighborhoods at Titriş Höyük in the Third Millennium BC
pp 74-110
- By Yoko Nishimura
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

4 - Swahili Urban Spaces of the Eastern African Coast
pp 111-144
- By Stephanie Wynne-Jones, Jeffrey Fleisher
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

5 - The Production of Space and Identity at Classic-Period Chunchucmil, Yucatán, Mexico
pp 145-180
- By Aline Magnoni, Traci Ardren, Scott R. Hutson, Bruce Dahlin
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

6 - Making the First Cities on Cyprus: Urbanism and Social Change in the Late Bronze Age
pp 181-219
- By Kevin D. Fisher
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

7 - Urbanization and the Emergence of the Greek Polis: The Case of Azoria, Crete
pp 220-256
- By Rodney D. Fitzsimons
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

8 - The Rise of a Minoan City and the (Re)Structuring of Its Hinterlands: A View from Galatas
pp 257-291
- By D. Matthew Buell
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

9 - Cahokia: The Processes and Principles of the Creation of an Early Mississippian City
pp 292-336
- By John E. Kelly, James A. Brown
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

10 - Comparing East and West: Aspects of Urban Manufacture and Retail in the Capitals of the Roman and Han Empires
pp 337-369
- By Anna Razeto
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

11 - Ancient Open Space, Gardens, and Parks: A Comparative Discussion of Mesoamerican Urbanism
pp 370-406
- By Barbara L. Stark
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

12 - Different Cities
pp 407-414
- By Norman Yoffee
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Index
pp 415-419
- - Get access
    
    Check if you have access via personal or institutional login
    
    Log in Register
- Export citation

Metrics

Altmetric attention score

Total number of HTML views: 0

Total number of PDF views: 0 *

Loading metrics...

Total views: 0 *

Loading metrics...

* Views captured on Cambridge Core between #date#. This data will be updated every 24 hours.

Usage data cannot currently be displayed.

Why this information is here

This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

Accessibility Information

Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this book is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.

Making Ancient Cities

Space and Place in Early Urban Societies

This Book has been cited by the following publications. This list is generated based on data provided by Crossref.

Book description

Refine List

Actions for selected content:

Contents

Making Ancient Cities - Half title page
pp i-ii

Making Ancient Cities - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Figures
pp xi-xiv

Tables
pp xv-xvi

Contributors
pp xvii-xx

Preface
pp xxi-xxii

1 - Making Ancient Cities: New Perspectives on the Production of Urban Places
pp 1-31

2 - The Social Production of Space in Third-Millennium Cities of Upper Mesopotamia
pp 32-73

3 - North Mesopotamian Urban Neighborhoods at Titriş Höyük in the Third Millennium BC
pp 74-110

4 - Swahili Urban Spaces of the Eastern African Coast
pp 111-144

5 - The Production of Space and Identity at Classic-Period Chunchucmil, Yucatán, Mexico
pp 145-180

6 - Making the First Cities on Cyprus: Urbanism and Social Change in the Late Bronze Age
pp 181-219

7 - Urbanization and the Emergence of the Greek Polis: The Case of Azoria, Crete
pp 220-256

8 - The Rise of a Minoan City and the (Re)Structuring of Its Hinterlands: A View from Galatas
pp 257-291

9 - Cahokia: The Processes and Principles of the Creation of an Early Mississippian City
pp 292-336

10 - Comparing East and West: Aspects of Urban Manufacture and Retail in the Capitals of the Roman and Han Empires
pp 337-369

11 - Ancient Open Space, Gardens, and Parks: A Comparative Discussion of Mesoamerican Urbanism
pp 370-406

12 - Different Cities
pp 407-414

Index
pp 415-419

Metrics

Altmetric attention score

Full text views

Book summary page views

Accessibility standard: Unknown

Why this information is here

Accessibility Information

Making Ancient Cities

Space and Place in Early Urban Societies

Book description

Refine List

Actions for selected content:

Save Search

Contents

Metrics

Altmetric attention score

Full text views

Book summary page views

Accessibility standard: Unknown

Why this information is here

Accessibility Information