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Ancestral geographies of the Neolithic : landscapes, monuments and memory / / Mark Edmonds



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Autore: Edmonds M. R (Mark R.) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ancestral geographies of the Neolithic : landscapes, monuments and memory / / Mark Edmonds Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
Disciplina: 936.1
Soggetto topico: Neolithic period - Great Britain
Earthworks (Archaeology) - Great Britain
Human ecology - Great Britain
Landscape assessment - Great Britain
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Antiquities
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-168) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Settings and scenes; Origins; Ancestral geographies; Keeping to the path; Working stone; A gift from the ancestors; The living and the dead; Attending to the dead; A time and a place for enclosure; Drawing the line; Arenas of value; The pattern of things; Changes in the land; Post excavation; Postscript; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Archaeological evidence suggests that Neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survives. How can archaeologists present an effective interpetation, with the consciousness that both their own subjectivity, and the variety of conflicting views will determine their approach. Because these sites have become a focus for so much controversy, the problem of presenting them to the public assumes a critical importance. The authors do not seek to provide a comprehensive review of the archaeology of all these caus
Titolo autorizzato: Ancestral geographies of the Neolithic  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-62933-8
1-134-62934-6
1-280-33305-7
0-203-02019-7
0-203-16962-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910829296303321
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