Includes bibliographical references (page 157) and index.
Contents
Birth of a new life style -- Picture essay : Tepe Yahya, a "new" prehistoric city -- The walls of Jericho -- The shrines of Catal Hüyük -- Picture essay : stirring settings for rituals of an earthy faith -- The homely arts -- Picture essay : living well in the city -- The metropolis of Uruk -- Picture essay : the flowering of cities in regal sumer -- Sophistication in Moenjo-Daro -- Picture essay : the benefits of urban planning.