Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)

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This paper addresses a particular huge urban settlement which was an exception in its area, and constituted an archetype in Central Mexico, experimenting precocious processes of change in what V. Gordon Childe named “the urban revolution”. When comparing Teotihuacan (during the Classic Period of Mes...

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Autor principal: Manzanilla, Linda R.
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Publicado: Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2021
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Lower Mesopotamia
Central Mexico
multiethnic
urban grid
Baja Mesopotamia
centro de México
multiétnico
ortogonal
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spelling I28-R263-article-109152021-12-17T13:36:50Z Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan) Ciudades emblemáticas del pasado: de la ciudad primigenia (Uruk-Warka) a la megalópolis arquetípica (Teotihuacan) Manzanilla, Linda R. Lower Mesopotamia Central Mexico multiethnic urban grid Baja Mesopotamia centro de México multiétnico ortogonal This paper addresses a particular huge urban settlement which was an exception in its area, and constituted an archetype in Central Mexico, experimenting precocious processes of change in what V. Gordon Childe named “the urban revolution”. When comparing Teotihuacan (during the Classic Period of Mesoamerica, 100-650 CE) with the first urban settlements in Lower Mesopotamia during the Late Uruk period (3500-3100 BCE), such as Uruk-Warka, the respective qualitative transformations that these processes entailed created innovative forms of civilized life, a new type of site in each region, and new forms of social interactions and specializations within the urban population. Nevertheless, there are differences between these two regions which should be pointed out. The developed settlement hierarchy with four tiers which is characteristic of Lower Mesopotamia, is not present in Central Mexico; the urban grid and the multiethnic society of Teotihuacan is a new phenomenon not shared by the Lower Mesopotamian early cities, although seen some centuries afterwards in the Indus Valley. Este trabajo aborda un tipo particular de asentamiento urbano que fue excepcional en su área, y constituyó un arquetipo en el centro de México; se trata de un asentamiento que experimentó procesos precoces de cambio en lo que V. Gordon Childe denominó “la revolución urbana”. Cuando se compara Teotihuacan (durante el periodo Clásico de Mesoamérica, 100-650 d.C.) con los primeros asentamientos urbanos de la Baja Mesopotamia durante el periodo Uruk tardío (3500-3100 a.C.), como Uruk-Warka, las respectivas transformaciones cualitativas que implicaron estos procesos crearon formas innovadoras de vida civilizada, un nuevo tipo de sitio en cada región, y novedosas formas de interacciones sociales y especializaciones en la población urbana. Sin embargo, existen diferencias entre estas dos regiones que deben ser enumeradas. La jerarquía desarrollada de asentamientos con cuatro niveles que es característica de la Baja Mesopotamia no está presente en la cuenca de México durante el periodo Clásico; la retícula urbana ortogonal y la sociedad multiétnica de Teotihuacan son nuevos fenómenos no compartidos por las ciudades tempranas de la Baja Mesopotamia, aun cuando probablemente se presentaron en el valle del río Indo algunos siglos después. Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2021-11-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/10915 10.34096/rihao.n22.10915 Revista del Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental; Núm. 22 (2021) 2683-9660 0325-1209 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/10915/9743 http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/10915/9758
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topic Lower Mesopotamia
Central Mexico
multiethnic
urban grid
Baja Mesopotamia
centro de México
multiétnico
ortogonal
spellingShingle Lower Mesopotamia
Central Mexico
multiethnic
urban grid
Baja Mesopotamia
centro de México
multiétnico
ortogonal
Manzanilla, Linda R.
Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)
topic_facet Lower Mesopotamia
Central Mexico
multiethnic
urban grid
Baja Mesopotamia
centro de México
multiétnico
ortogonal
author Manzanilla, Linda R.
author_facet Manzanilla, Linda R.
author_sort Manzanilla, Linda R.
title Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)
title_short Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)
title_full Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)
title_fullStr Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)
title_full_unstemmed Emblematic Cities of the Past: From the Primal City (Uruk-Warka) to the Archetypal Megalopolis (Teotihuacan)
title_sort emblematic cities of the past: from the primal city (uruk-warka) to the archetypal megalopolis (teotihuacan)
description This paper addresses a particular huge urban settlement which was an exception in its area, and constituted an archetype in Central Mexico, experimenting precocious processes of change in what V. Gordon Childe named “the urban revolution”. When comparing Teotihuacan (during the Classic Period of Mesoamerica, 100-650 CE) with the first urban settlements in Lower Mesopotamia during the Late Uruk period (3500-3100 BCE), such as Uruk-Warka, the respective qualitative transformations that these processes entailed created innovative forms of civilized life, a new type of site in each region, and new forms of social interactions and specializations within the urban population. Nevertheless, there are differences between these two regions which should be pointed out. The developed settlement hierarchy with four tiers which is characteristic of Lower Mesopotamia, is not present in Central Mexico; the urban grid and the multiethnic society of Teotihuacan is a new phenomenon not shared by the Lower Mesopotamian early cities, although seen some centuries afterwards in the Indus Valley.
publisher Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
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