After dark : the nocturnal urban landscape and lightscape of ancient cities /

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"After Dark explores the experience of nighttime within ancient urban settings. Contributors present evidence related to how ancient people manipulated and confronted darkness and night in urban landscapes, advancing our knowledge of the archaeology of cities, the archaeology of darkness and ni...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Gonlin, Nancy (Editor), Strong, Meghan E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2022]
Subjects:
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Municipal lighting > History.
City and town life > History.
Lighting > Social aspects.
Night > Social aspects.
Sociology, Urban.
Villes antiques.
Éclairage public > Histoire.
Vie urbaine > Histoire.
Nuit > Aspect social.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Cities and towns, Ancient
City and town life
Lighting > Social aspects
Municipal lighting
Night > Social aspects
Sociology, Urban
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"After Dark explores the experience of nighttime within ancient urban settings. Contributors present evidence related to how ancient people manipulated and confronted darkness and night in urban landscapes, advancing our knowledge of the archaeology of cities, the archaeology of darkness and night, and lychnology (the study of ancient lighting devices)"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1646422600
9781646422609

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