LEADER 03880nam 2200637 450 001 9910812886903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78570-015-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000726391 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001675214 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16484039 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001675214 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14828733 035 $a(PQKB)11777213 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4542920 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11220647 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL962923 035 $a(OCoLC)951977367 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4542920 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000726391 100 $a20160628h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe megalithic architectures of Europe /$fedited by Luc Laporte and Chris Scarre 210 1$aOxford, [England] :$cPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :$cOxbow Books,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (452 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-78570-017-0 311 $a1-78570-014-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 330 2 $a"Megalithic monuments are among the most striking remains of the Neolithic period of northern and western Europe and are scattered across landscapes from Pomerania to Portugal. Antiquarians and archaeologists early recognised the family resemblance of the different groups of tombs, attributing them to maritime peoples moving along the western seaways. More recent research sees them rather as the product of established early farming communities in their individual regions. Yet the diversity of the tombs, their chronologies and their varied cultural contexts complicates any straightforward understanding of their origins and distribution. Megalithic Architectures provides new insight by focusing on the construction and design of European megalithic tombs--on the tomb as an architectural project. It shows how much is to be learned from detailed attention to the stages and the techniques through which tombs were built, modified and enlarged, and often intentionally dismantled or decommissioned. The large slabs that were employed, often unshaped, may suggest an opportunistic approach by the Neolithic builders, but this was clearly far from the case. Each building project was unique, and detailed study of individual sites exposes the way in which tombs were built as architectural, social and symbolic undertakings. Alongside the manner in which the materials were used, it reveals a store of knowledge that sometimes differed considerably from one structure to another, even between contemporary monuments within a single region. The volume brings together regional specialists from Scandinavia, Germany, Britain, France, Belgium and Iberia to offer a series of uniquely authoritative studies. Results of recent fieldwork are fully incorporated and much of the material is published here for the first time in English. It provides an invaluable overview of the current state of research on European megalithic tombs"--From publisher's website. 606 $aMegalithic monuments$zEurope 606 $aTombs$zEurope 606 $aAntiquities, Prehistoric$zEurope 606 $aArchitecture, Prehistoric$zEurope 606 $aNeolithic period$zEurope 607 $aEurope$xAntiquities 615 0$aMegalithic monuments 615 0$aTombs 615 0$aAntiquities, Prehistoric 615 0$aArchitecture, Prehistoric 615 0$aNeolithic period 676 $a722 702 $aLaporte$b Luc 702 $aScarre$b Christopher 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812886903321 996 $aThe megalithic architectures of Europe$94108921 997 $aUNINA