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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788995203321

Titolo

Written on stone [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural reception of British prehistoric monuments / / edited by Joanne Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-48123-1

9786612481239

1-4438-1553-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkerJoanne <1974->

Disciplina

936.1

Soggetti

Megalithic monuments - Great Britain

Great Britain Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174).

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays is not interested in the unresolved questions about the origin, original use, and authentic meaning of the prehistoric monuments of the British Isles. It is not concerned with their prehistory. Rather it deals with the history of barrows, standing stones, and stone circles: with the ways in which they have been viewed, the meanings that have been attributed to them, and the significant impact that they have had over the centuries on British life and culture - from mo...