03597nam 2200793Ia 450 991081809400332120200520144314.01-134-48219-11-134-48220-51-280-11176-30-203-99405-110.4324/9780203994054 (CKB)1000000000005323(EBL)242305(OCoLC)264445949(SSID)ssj0000303585(PQKBManifestationID)12094777(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000303585(PQKBWorkID)10275712(PQKB)10788594(SSID)ssj0000205348(PQKBManifestationID)11217666(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205348(PQKBWorkID)10211236(PQKB)10947929(MiAaPQ)EBC242305(MiAaPQ)EBC5293294(Au-PeEL)EBL242305(CaPaEBR)ebr10002242(CaONFJC)MIL11176(Au-PeEL)EBL5293294(CaONFJC)MIL503923(OCoLC)1027157948(EXLCZ)99100000000000532320010927d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMonuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe perception and society during the Neolithic and early Bronze Age /edited by Chris Scarre1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20021 online resource (225 p.)Cover title : Monuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe.0-415-27314-5 0-415-27313-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Standing stones and natural outcrops; 3 Castanheiro do Vento and the significance of monumental Copper and Bronze Age sites in northern Portugal; 4 The architecture of the natural world: rock art in western Iberia; 5 The perception of space and geometry; 6 Coast and cosmos: the Neolithic monuments of northern Brittany; 7 All cultural things; 8 The land, the sky and the Scottish stone circle; 9 Knocknarea; 10 Megaliths in a mythologised landscape; 11 Visible intentions?12 Conclusion: long conversations, concerning time, descent and place in the worldIndexAtlantic Europe is the zone par excellence of megalithic monuments, which encompass a wide range of earthen and stone constructions from inpressive stone circles to modest chambered tombs. A single basic concept lies behind this volume - that the intrinsic qualities encountered within the diverse landscapes pf Atlantic Europe both informed the settings chosen for the monuments and played a role in determining their form and visual appearance. Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe goes significantly beyond the limits of existing debate by inviting archaeologists from different couNeolithic periodEurope, WesternBronze ageEurope, WesternMegalithic monumentsEurope, WesternLandscape assessmentEurope, WesternEurope, WesternAntiquitiesNeolithic periodBronze ageMegalithic monumentsLandscape assessment936Scarre Christopher239423MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818094003321Monuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe3976888UNINA