Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
Author: Annalee Newitz
Genre: History
Pages: 320
Finished: Yes
Final Rating: 8.3/10
Final Rating: 8.3/10
Four Lost Cities examines the urban culture of four ancient cities: Çatalhöyük in modern day Türkiye, Pompeii, Angkor Wat, and Cahokia.
Annalee Newitz, a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, has clearly put in the work. She visits each site and accompanies archaeological teams on digs, where she deftly conjures an image of what it might have been like to live in each city during it's heyday and it's twilight.
A very digestible book about one of my favorite topics. Really dug it.
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