Wide Urban World
Monday, February 22, 2016

Cities as social reactors

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Fig 1. Inka storehouses Some traits of cities seem universal, shared by all cities, large and small, past and present. Neighborhood o...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Viking houses in Aarhus, Denmark

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Model of early Viking Aros I am in Aarhus, Denmark for a 3-day conference on early cities. Papers are focusing on cities and methods f...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

The original status symbols of Teotihuacan

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Fig. 1. Almenas decorating the roof of the Bird-butterfly palace This photo of the "Bird-butterfly palace" at Teotihuacan (fig...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Unsung heroes in the distant past

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unsung hero (n) : one who created positive change in history by improving the lives of others, and has yet to be recognized for his or her...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Religion and early cities in Mesoamerica

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When you hear "religion" and "early cities" in the title of a work, watch out! Chances are, you are about to read a sp...
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Michael E. Smith
I am an archaeologist who works on Aztec sites and Teotihuacan.I do comparative and transdisciplinary research on cities, and also households, empires, and city-states. I view my discipline, archaeology, as a Comparative Historical Social Science.
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I am Professor in the School of Human Evolution & Social Change at Arizona State University; Affiliated Faculty in the School of Geographical Science and Urban Planning; Fellow, ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems; Core Faculty in the Center for Social Dynamics Complexity. Also, I have an affiliation with the Colegio Mexiquense in Toluca, Mexico.
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