Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
1. City Nights: Archaeology of Night, Darkness, and Luminosity in Ancient Urban Environments-Nancy Gonlin and Meghan E. Strong
2. Looking for Light in Ancient Egyptian Urban Rituals-Meghan E. Strong
3. Danger in the Mesopotamian Night: Mitigating Peril in the Heartland of Cities-Tiffany Earley-Spadoni
4. Illuminating the Mysteries of the Great Gods at Samothrace, Greece-Maggie L. Popkin
5. Living Landscapes of Night in Tiwanaku, Bolivia-John Wayne Janusek and Anna Guengerich
6. Lunar Power in Ancient Maya Cities-Kristin V. Landau, Christopher Hernandez, and Nancy Gonlin
7. Every Day Hath a Night: Nightlife and Religion in the Wari Empire of Peru-Martha Cabrera Romero and J. Antonio Ochatoma Cabrera
8. Cahokia after Dark: Affect, Water, and the Moon-Susan M. Alt
9. Notes on the Chacoan Nightscape: Astronomy, Fireboxes, and Gambling-Robert S. Weiner
10. The Aztec New Fire Ceremony and the Illumination of the Night-Kirby Farah and Susan Toby Evans
11. Nocturnal Urban Landscapes: From the First Cities to the Present-Monica L. Smith
Index
List of Contributors