Origins and development of urbanism: Archaeological perspectives

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2004, Pages 525-549

  Cowgill, George L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cities; City states; Early states; Practice; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; STATE ROLE; URBAN HISTORY;

EID: 9144275024     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.32.061002.093248     Document Type: Article

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