Why did some past cities flourish for many centuries, even millennia, while others grew and declined over a period of years or a decade? ...

Are humans naturally violent or peaceful? Was life violent or peaceful before the Urban Revolution and states? What about prior to the or...

The level of social inequality is on the rise in modern society, and we increasingly hear about the "One percent" and the "Ni...

Ur, a city from the Urban Revolution I recent issue of the journal Science features a news article titled, "New Light on Revolutio...

Excavated house at Calixtlahuaca I haven't been posting very often lately because I have been on sabbatical leave, working hard to f...

The middle clas Last night I watched a National Geographic Special on PBS, " Quest for the Lost Maya ," Like most of these ...

I just received Robert Sampson's new book on Chicago neighborhoods in the mail, and it got me thinking about some student archaeology ...