Title: Urbanized landscapes in early Syro-Mesopotamia and prehispanic Mesoamerica
Description: Meant as a homage to the memory of Robert McCormick Adams and born out of a conference organized at the University of Bologna to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of his book The Evolution of Urban Society: Early Mesopotamia and Prehispanic Mexico(1966), the volume brings together contributions by scholars tackling ancient urbanism from different regions and theoretical perspectives aiming at providing elements that could enhance cross-cultural dialogue and cross-fertilization between various theoretical and methodological approaches.
Subjects: Ancient Cities and towns, Congresses, Urbanization, History
Places: Middle East, Mexico
People: Robert McC Adams (1926-2018)
Time periods: To 1500