Mediterranean Urbanization 800-600 BC (Proceedings of the British Academy)

Urban life as we know it in the Mediterranean began in the early Iron Age: settlements of great size and internal diversity appear in the archaeological record. This collection of essays offers for the first time a systematic discussion of the beginnings of urbanization across the Mediterranean, from Cyprus through Greece and Italy to France and Spain. Leading scholars in the field look critically at what is meant by urbanization, and analyze the social processes that lead to the development of social complexity and the growth of towns. The introduction to the volume focuses on the history of the archaeology of urbanization and argues that proper understanding of the phenomenon demands loose and flexible criteria for what is termed a "town." The following eight chapters examine the development of individual settlements and patterns of urban settlement in Cyprus, Greece, Etruria, Latium, southern Italy, Sardinia, southern France and Spain. These chapters not only provide a general review of current knowledge of urban settlements of this period, but also raise significant issues of urbanization and the economy, urbanization and political organization, and of the degree of regionalism and diversity to be found within individual towns. The three analytical chapters which conclude this collection look more broadly at the town as a cultural phenomenon that has to be related to wider cultural trends, as an economic phenomenon that has to be related to changes in the Mediterranean economy and as a dynamic phenomenon, not merely a point on the map.Wide ranging in its geographical coverage, this volume will be essential reading for scholars and students of archaeology, settlement studies, the archaic period and geographers interested in the history of urban forms. Urban Life As We Know It In The Mediterranean Began In The Early Iron Age; Settlements Of Great Size And Internal Diversity Appear In The Archaeological Record. This Collection Of Essays Offers For The First Time A Systematic Discussion Of The Beginnings Of Urbanization Across The Mediterranean, From Cyprus Through Greece And Italy To France And Spain. Leading Scholars In The Field Look Critically At What Is Meant By Urbanization, And Analyse The Social Processes That Lead To The Development Of Social Complexity And The Growth Of Towns. Wide Ranging In Its Geographical Coverage, This Volume Will Be Essential Reading For Scholars And Students Of Archaeology, Settlement Studies, The Archaic Period And Geographers Interested In The History Of Urban Forms.--book Jacket. Urban Sprawl: What Is Urbanization And Why Does It Matter? / Robin Osborne -- The Early Iron Age Urban Forms Of Cyprus / Maria Iacovou -- Forms And Processes: Some Thoughts On The Meaning Of Urbanization In Early Archaic Greece / François De Polignac (translated By Robin Osborne) -- Urbanization In Etruria / Tom Rasmussen -- The Beginnings Of Urbanization In Rome / Christopher Smith -- Early Urbanization Between 800 And 600 Bc In The Pontine Region (south Lazio), The Salento Isthmus (apulia), And The Sibaritide (northern Calabria) / Peter Attema -- Urban Foundations? Colonial Settlement And Urbanization In The Western Mediterranean / Peter Van Dommelen -- Urbanization And Spatial Organization In Southern France And North-eastern Spain During The Iron Age / Dominique Garcia (translated By Robin Osborne) -- Mainake: The Legend And The New Archaeological Evidence / Maria Eugenia Aubet (translated By Mary Turton) -- The Culture Of Urbanization In The Mediterranean C.800-600 Bc / Corinna Riva -- Village To City: Staples And Luxuries?: Exchange Networks And Urbanization / Lin Foxhall -- Statics And Dynamics: Ancient Mediterranean Urbanism / Nicholas Purcell. Edited By Robin Osborne & Barry Cunliffe. Chiefly Papers Originally Presented At A Conference Held At The British Academy In Nov., 2001. Published For The British Academy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Urban life as we know it in the Mediterranean began in the early Iron settlements of great size and internal diversity appear in the archaeological record. This collection of essays offers for the first time a systematic discussion of the beginnings of urbanization across the Mediterranean, from Cyprus through Greece and Italy to France and Spain. Leading scholars in the field look critically at what is meant by urbanization, and analyze the social processes that lead to the development of social complexity and the growth of towns. The introduction to the volume focuses on the history of the archaeology of urbanization and argues that proper understanding of the phenomenon demands loose and flexible criteria for what is termed a "town." The following eight chapters examine the development of individual settlements and patterns of urban settlement in Cyprus, Greece, Etruria, Latium, southern Italy, Sardinia, southern France and Spain. These chapters not only provide a general review of current knowledge of urban settlements of this period, but also raise significant issues of urbanization and the economy, urbanization and political organization, and of the degree of regionalism and diversity to be found within individual towns. The three analytical chapters which conclude this collection look more broadly at the town as a cultural phenomenon that has to be related to wider cultural trends, as an economic phenomenon that has to be related to changes in the Mediterranean economy and as a dynamic phenomenon, not merely a point on the map. 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