An Introduction to the Comparative Urban Traditions Project, with Emphasis on the East and Southeast Asian Case Studies

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Comparative Urban Traditions project aims to rigorously explore pre-industrial cities and urban communities in all their complexity and diversity. Focusing on a set of archaeological case studies that are representative of a range of different time periods and geopolitical contexts, the approach is sensitive to both the social production and social construction of space. The similarities and differences that emerge through comparison of the morphological structure of different cites, assessment of the diverse services these centers provided, and consideration of the dynamic lived experiences of the multiplicity of residents and assorted visitors who constituted these urban communities, will not only contribute to a better understanding of the range of variation inherent in these expansive settlements, but also inform us as to the physical and social characteristics that they shared. This presentation will focus specifically on case studies from East and Southeast Asia.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38977.0