Early Mesoamerican cities : urbanism and urbanization in the formative period /
Ancient Mesoamerica was a land of cities. Above all, it was the number and the density of cities that distinguished Mesoamerica from the complex societies in neighboring areas of North America and lower Central America. Further, although ancient Mesoamerican cities interacted to varying degrees wit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | Ancient Mesoamerica was a land of cities. Above all, it was the number and the density of cities that distinguished Mesoamerica from the complex societies in neighboring areas of North America and lower Central America. Further, although ancient Mesoamerican cities interacted to varying degrees with those cultures to the north and south, they interacted most intensively with one another. It was the shared cultural practices produced by those relationships that define Mesoamerica. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108838511 1108838510 9781108971539 1108971539 |