Architecture of first societies

Architecture of first societies: a global perspective

by Jarzombek, Mark

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"Starting with the dawn of human society, through early civilizations, to the pre-Columbian American tribes, Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective traces the different cultural formations that developed in various places throughout the world to form the built environment. Looking through the lens of both time and geography, the history of early architecture is brought to life with full-color photographs, maps, and drawings. Drawing on the latest research in archaeological and an…

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  • Full title :Architecture of first societies : a global perspective / Mark Jarzombek.

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"Starting with the dawn of human society, through early civilizations, to the pre-Columbian American tribes, Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective traces the different cultural formations that developed in various places throughout the world to form the built environment. Looking through the lens of both time and geography, the history of early architecture is brought to life with full-color photographs, maps, and drawings. Drawing on the latest research in archaeological and anthropological knowledge, this landmark book also looks at how indigenous societies build today in order to help inform the past."--Publisher website.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2013

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wiley
  • Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2013

The Physical Object

  • Description:xi, 660 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781118142103, 1118142101
  • oclc:ocn811524081
  • LC Classification:GN799.B8
  • Dewey Decimal:722

Table of Contents

Part I. Foundations : The human world -- Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene societies -- Savanna and forest peoples today -- The great northern continuum: part I -- The great northern continuum: part II -- The mound and plaza societies of the Americas -- Plants, animals, and rituals -- The first agro-pastoral perspectives -- Part II. Transitions : Village and chiefdom worlds -- Expansion into Europe -- Emergence of Central and South American agriculture societies -- Cattle-tending societies -- The world of portable architecture -- The oceanic horticultural continuum -- African transformations -- Agro-centrism in North America -- Coda : Encounters with modernity.

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Subjects

Antiquities, Prehistoric Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Textbooks Architecture, Prehistoric Architecture, Prehistoric -- Textbooks Architektur Dwellings, Prehistoric Dwellings, Prehistoric -- Textbooks Textbooks Vor- und Frühgeschichte

Writers

Jarzombek, Mark

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