We may have missed these cities in their heyday, but my next guest is here to take us on a tour of a couple of ancient civilizations and to talk about who built these places, how the residents lived, and how the ecosystem of a city works, and eventually, what became of them. One of them was a major part of what we now call St. And these cities were also eventually abandoned. They had complicated infrastructure and political systems that governed the tens of thousands of residents that live there. When you think big urban cities, what places come to mind? Maybe it’s New York, right? With its skyscraper-dotted skyline and Times Square all lit up, or maybe it’s the Central Plaza of Mexico City and all those surrounding galleries and museums.īut have you ever considered Cahokia or Angkor? These were huge, sprawling, ancient cities that existed thousands of years ago. Intricate carvings on the wall of a temple in the Angkor complex.
Newitz explains who built these places, and how their residents lived, providing a new perspective on how the ecosystem of a city works.Ĭheck out a music video by The Doubleclicks about Newitz’s new book below! And read an excerpt from the book about the ancient Native American city of Cahokia. But these cities were also eventually abandoned. They had complicated infrastructure, and equally complex political systems that governed the tens of thousands of residents that lived there. These were huge, sprawling ancient metropolitan areas, constructed thousands of years ago. But in Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, author Annalee Newitz considers long-lost urbanity like Cahokia or Angkor. Or it could be the central plaza of Mexico City, and its surrounding galleries and museums.
Maybe it’s New York City, dotted with skyscrapers and lit up by Times Square. There are certain skylines that come to mind when you think of big, urban cities.
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