LEADER 00929nam1 2200277 450 001 9910256057303321 005 20180221085521.0 010 $a978-88-7115-443-5 100 $a20180213d2007----km y0itay50 ba 101 0 $aita 102 $aIT 105 $aa 001yy 200 1 $aVisione nadirale$eriprese aeree, immagini satellitari, fotopiani e archivi digitali del Veneto$fa cura di Marisa Scarso$gcon la collaborazione di Giuliana Baso e Francesca Rizzi 210 $aPadova$cIl Poligrafo$aVenezia$cUniversitą Iuav, CIRCE$dstampa 2007 215 $a225 p.$cill.$d30 cm 610 0 $aVeneto$aAerofotogrammetria 702 1$aScarso,$bMarisa 702 1$aBaso,$bGiuliana 702 1$aRizzi,$bFrancesca 801 0$aIT$bUNINA$gREICAT$2UNIMARC 901 $aBK 912 $a9910256057303321 952 $aB-G 0077$bBRAU/ILFGE 2017/173$fILFGE 959 $aILFGE 996 $aVisione nadirale$91504280 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05960nam 2200565 450 001 9910794796903321 005 20230125212109.0 010 $a1-78491-834-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000012027312 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6728884 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6728884 035 $a(OCoLC)1273972756 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000012027312 100 $a20220106h20202020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aProfessor Challenger and His Lost Neolithic World $ethe compelling story of Alexander Thom and British archaeoastronomy /$fEuan W. MacKie ; [with a foreword by Doug MacKie] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford :$cArchaeopress Publishing Ltd,$d2021. 210 4$d©2021. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 146 pages) $cillustrations (some colour), maps, plans (black & white) 225 1 $aAccess Archaeology 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents --$gChapter 1:$tThe origins of the controversy --$g1.1.$tThom's hypotheses --$g1.2.$tMethods of approach --$g1.3.$tArchaeological reaction to Thom's major publications in the 1960s and 1970s --$gChapter 2:$tEarly hypothesis-testing in western Scotland --$g2.1.$tThe Kintraw standing stone --$g2.2.$tThe Cultoon stone circle on Islay --$g2.3.$tThe stone circle in North Uist ? Sornach Coir Fhinn --$g2.4.$tBrainport Bay, Argyll --$gChapter 3:$tDecisive tests in Orkney and Ireland --$g3.1.$tIntroduction --$g3.2.$tDecisive tests in Orkney --$g3.3.$tNewgrange, Ireland --$t3.4. Maeshowe chambered cairn, Orkney --$g3.5.$tNess of Brodgar (ceremonial centre) --$g3.6.$tA 'Beltane line'? --$g3.7.$tJulius Caesar's evidence --$g3.8.$tThe Survey of the Ring of Brodgar --$gChapter 4:$tResearch into Alexander Thom's fieldwork --$g4.1.$tBackground and the work of Alexander Thom --$g4.2.$tEarly reaction from British archaeology --$g4.3.$tTesting the Thom hypotheses --$g4.4.$tReaction against Thom --$g4.5.$tClive Ruggles test of the long alignment hypothesis --$g4.6.$tFurther points about orientations and alignments --$g4.7.$tEvidence for anti-Thom prejudice --$g4.8.$tWhat kind of astronomical alignments would Neolithic wise men invent? --$g4.9.$tRuggles' and Barclay's criticism of the author's views --$g4.10.$tArchaeological evidence for chiefdoms --$g4.11.$tThe skills of the priesthood --$g4.12.$tModern and ancient alignments and orientations --$gChapter 5:$tThe probable astronomy and geometry of Stonehenge --$g5.1.$tThe astronomy of Stonehenge: modern studies --$g5.2.$tA new look at the astronomy and geometry of Stonehenge --$g5.3.$tConclusions --$g5.4.$tOther modern opinions --$g5.5.$tAppendix -- 327 $gChapter 6:$tThe Neolithic solar calendar, as seen on a kerb stone at Knowth, Ireland --$g6.1.$tIntroduction --$g6.2.$tIndependent evidence discovered at Knowth chambered cairn in Ireland --$g6.3.$tIs the Knowth fan-shaped pattern a calendar? --$g6.4.$tThe fan-shaped design at Knowth -- Thomas' interpretation --$g6.5.$tA fresh look at the Knowth 'fan' --$g6.6.$tConclusions concerning K15 --$gChapter 7:$tCurrent aspects of the research situation --$g7.1.$tA PhD thesis in 2016 --$g7.2.$t'Inside the Neolithic mind: consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods' (Lewis-Williams and Pearce - 2005) --$g7.3.$t'The Materiality of the Sky (2014)'. Proceedings of the 22nd annual SEAC conference in Malta in 2014 (edited by Fabio Silva, Kim Malville, Tore Lomsdalen and Frank Ventura) --$g7.4.$tArchaeoastronomy: the Journal of the Center for Archaeoastronomy --$g7.5.$tAstronomy before the telescope (edited by Christopher Walker - 1996) --$g7.6.$tThe author's academic training --$g7.7.$tConclusion --$tAppendix: Is there plausible evidence that the Ness of Brodgar priesthood had any esoteric knowledge? --$gA.$tIntroduction --$gB.$tMethodology --$gC.$tFive standing stone sites that already look promising from visual inspection, plus one which turned out to be a dud --$gD.$tOrientations of Buildings --$tBibliography. 330 $a"The book is semi-autobiographical in style charting Dad?s investigation of Thom?s theories across a number of key Neolithic sites from Kintraw to Stonehenge and finally Orkney. It also maps his own perspective of the changing reception to Thom?s ideas by the archaeological profession from initial curiosity and acceptance to increasing scepticism. This healthy and necessary diversion of views energised Dad well into his retirement to continue researching in the area, conducting painstaking field investigations from which to inductively infer the astronomical abilities of the Neolithic ?priesthood?. The first six chapters are historical summaries of the various strands of evidence from key Neolithic sites across the UK and Ireland with the compelling evidence of the Ness of Brodgar added as an appendix. The final chapter was Dad?s endeavour at adding some contemporary references and brought a more optimistic tone to the acceptance of Thom?s ideas. Unfortunately ill-health prevented him from editing this final chapter so we have done this for him to enable publication" --$cForeword by Dr Doug MacKie, (page vi). 410 0$aAccess archaeology. 606 $aArchaeoastronomy 606 $aAstronomy$vObservations 606 $aMegalithic monuments$zScotland 606 $aNeolithic period$zScotland 607 $aScotland$xAntiquities 615 0$aArchaeoastronomy. 615 0$aAstronomy 615 0$aMegalithic monuments 615 0$aNeolithic period 676 $a936.1 700 $aMacKie$b Euan Wallace$0664258 702 $aMacKie$b Doug$fauthor of introduction, etc., 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUkLUC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794796903321 996 $aProfessor Challenger and His Lost Neolithic World$93705451 997 $aUNINA