From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: How do you lose a city?
C̦atalhöyük: the doorway. The shock of settled life ; The truth about goddesses ; History within history
Pompeii: the street. Riot on the Via dell'Abbondanza ; What we do in public ; After the mountain burned
Angkor: the reservoir. An alternate history of agriculture ; Empire of water ; The remains of imperialism
Cahokia: the plaza. America's ancient pyramids ; A great revival ; Deliberate abandonment
social experiment in progress.
Introduction: How do you lose a city?
C̦atalhöyük: the doorway. The shock of settled life ; The truth about goddesses ; History within history
Pompeii: the street. Riot on the Via dell'Abbondanza ; What we do in public ; After the mountain burned
Angkor: the reservoir. An alternate history of agriculture ; Empire of water ; The remains of imperialism
Cahokia: the plaza. America's ancient pyramids ; A great revival ; Deliberate abandonment
Epilogue: Warning- social experiment in progress.
