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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > archaeology > history of the city
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban sociology > history of the city
social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > urban sociology > history of the city
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > history of the city
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > history of the city

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history of the city  

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  • A primary focus of urban anthropology and the archaeology of complex societies is the history of the concept of a city. Scholars generally cite the first city as emerging in 3500BC in Mesopotamia. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; City, History of]

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