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. INDICE: Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Part One: Foundations 1 Chapter 1: The Human World 3 Chapter 2: Late Pleistocene—Early Holocene Societies 49 Chapter 3: Savanna and Forest Peoples Today 87 Chapter 4: The Great Northern Continuum: Part I 117 Chapter 5: The Great Northern Continuum: Part II 151 Chapter 6: The Mound and Plaza Societies of the Americas 191 Chapter 7: Plants, Animals, and Rituals 225 Chapter 8: The First Agro–Pastoral Perspectives 263 Part Two: Transitions 297 Chapter 9: Village and Chiefdom Worlds 299 Chapter 10: Expansion into Europe 315 Chapter 11: Emergence of Central and South American Agriculture Societies 397 Chapter 12: Cattle–Tending Societies 451 Chapter 13: The World of Portable Architecture 477 Chapter 14: The Oceanic Horticultural Continuum 515 Chapter 15: African Transformations 549 Chapter 16: Agro–Centrism in North America 575 Coda: Encounters with Modernity 637 Index 643
- ISBN: 978-1-118-14210-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 672
- Fecha Publicación: 19/12/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés