The Archaeology of Nucleation in the Old World - Spatiality, Community, and Identity (Paperback)

The Archaeology of Nucleation in the Old World explores the role of the built environment in expressing and shaping community organization and identity at prehistoric and historic nucleated settlements and early cities in the Old World. The spatial layout of large settlements results from the interaction of social, political, economic, and religious orders. Subsequent structural changes governed by the application, manipulation, and challenges of these orders yield a dynamic built environment which influences the processes of organization and identity formation. Taking advantage of advances in archaeological methods and theory that allow investigations of nucleated settlements to an extent and depth of detail that was previously impossible, the contributors to this volume address specific topics, such as how the built environment and location of activity zones help us to understand social configurations; how various scales of social units can be recognized and the resulting patterns interpreted; how collective actions contribute to settlement organization and community integrity; how changes in social relations are reflected in the development of the built environment; how cooperation and competition as well as measures to mitigate social and communication stress can be identified in the archaeological record; and how the built environment was used to express or manipulate identity.

General

Imprint:	Archaeopress Archaeology
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Attila Gyucha (Assistant Professor of Anthropology) • Roderick Salisbury (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Dimensions:	290 x 205mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-1-80327-090-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques
LSN:	1-80327-090-X
Barcode:	9781803270906

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