Mesopotamian city grew regardless of kingly rule Export

@misc{citeulike:1610753, abstract = {Contrary to the assumption that ancient cities always grew outwards from a central point, the urban site of Tell Brak in north-eastern Syria appears to have emerged as several nearby settlements melded together, according to researchers' analysis of archaeological evidence.}, author = {Khamsi, Roxanne}, citeulike-article-id = {1610753}, comment = {Archive link: http://www.webcitation.org/5RmUCu8JI Related story: http://www.alternet.org/story/61757/}, day = {30}, journal = {New Scientist}, keywords = {archaeology, cities, history}, month = {August}, posted-at = {2007-09-11 20:15:21}, priority = {2}, title = {Mesopotamian city grew regardless of kingly rule}, year = {2007} }

TY - ELEC ID - citeulike:1610753 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1610753 N2 - Contrary to the assumption that ancient cities always grew outwards from a central point, the urban site of Tell Brak in north-eastern Syria appears to have emerged as several nearby settlements melded together, according to researchers' analysis of archaeological evidence. JF - New Scientist TI - Mesopotamian city grew regardless of kingly rule KW - archaeology KW - cities KW - history N1 - Archive link: http://www.webcitation.org/5RmUCu8JI Related story: http://www.alternet.org/story/61757/ AU - Khamsi, Roxanne PY - 2007/August/30/ ER -