Households & Collective Buildings in Western Asian Neolithic Societies

Edited by Joaquim Sisa-Lopez de Pablo Edited by Anna Gomez Bach Edited by Miquel Molist

Book cover: Households & Collective Buildings in Western Asian Neolithic Societies

Extent: 220, 220 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Near East, World Archaeology

Series: LEMA

Series volume number: 4

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(August 2024)

ISBN: 9782503609539

Price: $125.00

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Architecture, and the layout of settlements, are key elements of archaeological research that enable an understanding of past societies. In studying the built environment and the articulation of social spaces, it is possible to shed light on the social relations of communities, and on the ideology, economy, and cultural and social practices that underpinned how people lived. Taking a study of the built environment as its starting point, this volume draws together contributions focusing on the Neolithic transition in south-western Asia. Covering a period that extends from the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic through to the Late Neolithic (c. 10,000-5500 BCE), the chapters gathered here explore the built environment from different regions, perspectives, and methodologies, and draw on new theoretical and analytical approaches in order to expand our knowledge of the emergence of the Neolithic through the lens of architectural and settlement analysis.

  • Edited by Joaquim Sisa-Lopez de Pablo
  • Edited by Anna Gomez Bach
  • Edited by Miquel Molist