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Early Urbanism in Europe
The Trypillia Megasites of the Ukrainian Forest-Steppe
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Edited by:
Bisserka Gaydarska
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2020
About this book
For over 60 years, the accepted view of cultural evolution was that the world's first cities developed in the Fertile Crescent in the 4th millennium BC. This view overlooks the emergence of a much neglected class of sites—the Trypillia megasites of the Ukrainian forest-steppe. The megasites were in fact larger and earlier than the Mesopotamian cities and demonstrate an alternative pathway towards cities without strong central administration and any later urban legacy. In this book, a team of international authors examines the hypothesis of independent Eastern European urbanism using the evidence gathered from the multi-disciplinary investigation of the megasite of Nebelivka.
Author / Editor information
Bisserka Gaydarska
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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List of Contributors
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List of Participants
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Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction
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2 Theory and Practice for Trypillia Megasites
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3 Landscape Studies
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4 Site Studies
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5 The Finds
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6 Discussion
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7 Conclusions
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References
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Index
568
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
July 16, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783110664959
Hardcover published on:
July 16, 2020
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110664935
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
600
Illustrations:
172
Coloured Illustrations:
136
Tables:
43
Keywords for this book
Cucuteni-Trypillia; Forest Neolithic; Forest-steppe; Majdanetske; Nebelivka; Neolithic; Remote sensing; Settlement; Trypillia megasites; Ukrain; Urbanism
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and students interested in the Neolithic, early urbanism, prehistory
Creative Commons
BY 4.0
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