Comanche camp (George Catlin) The Native Americans of the North American Plains were some of the better known nomads of recent centuries...

Great Zimbabwe, a city without streets Most cities today have streets. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine a city not having any street...

Tropical sprawl at Angkor (Evans et al. 2013) A growing number of archaeologists, including me, believe that the results of our excavati...

Historical (Tokugawa) Japanese neighborhood Why are neighborhoods important? There are many reasons, and many answers to this question. ...

V. Gordon Childe at Skara Brae in Orkney The journal Town Planning Review is making articles from its special 100th Anniversary issues,...

Teotihuacan from the air; old photo The great ancient city of Teotihuacan is of crucial importance for understanding how market economie...

Classes are back in session, so it’s time to get this blog back in gear. (NOTE: I made some updates to correct a few things on September...