The intent of the author is to both educate and entertain, turning archaeological evidence, technique, and fact into a history that comes alive. While this book isn't highly narrative, there is a flow to the history of the content that keeps the book on the middle ground between highly narrative and hard fact book. Newitz's journalistic writing style keeps the book moving along.Įach 'lost' city in this volume takes becomes a character, an organic entity, in these histories of past cities and their peoples. Leisurely paced and reflective but the book won't overwhelm the reader with hard facts. Author Annalee Newitz weaves hard fact into a fascinating and relatable history. Readers will also explore what it means for a civilization to be lost. Readers will learn about the earliest moments of human settlement, climate and geological changes that effect human ways of life, as well as the often deliberate abandonment that led to the ultimate destruction of these places. Part travelogue, part history, part archaeological dig, this book brings the cities of Çatalhöyük (Central Turkey), Pompeii (Itlay), Angkor (Cambodia), and Cahokia (North America) and their past inhabitants to life.

Series note- This book is not part of a seriesīook summary- Explore four great cities of human civilization that for present-day humans are often lost to the past. Type- This book encompasses multiple types: history, social sciences, and travel narrative Subject headings- Archaeology, Geography, History & Archaeology Time period- 7000 BCE in Çatalhöyük, Central Turkey circa 91 BCE through 79CE in Pompeii, Italy 500 BCE to the present day in Angkor, Cambodia 900s through 1400s CE in Cahokia, North America. Geographic setting- Çatalhöyük, Central Turkey Pompeii, Italy Angkor, Cambodia Cahokia, North America and their present day urban counterparts. Number of pages- 297 includes acknowledgement, notes, and index Title- Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

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