Caves In Context
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Caves In Context
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Author : Knut Andreas Bergsvik
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Release Date : 2012
Caves In Context written by Knut Andreas Bergsvik and has been published by Oxbow Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Science categories.
Caves in Context provides the thriving inter-disciplinary field of cave studies with a European-scale survey of current research in cave archaeology. It is unified by a contemporary theoretical emphasis on the cultural significance and diversity of caves over space and time. Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have frequently been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great variability in their human use, both secular and sacred. The aim of this book is to explore the multiple significances of these natural places in a range of chronological, spatial, and cultural contexts across Europe. The volume demonstrates, through a diversity of archaeological approaches and examples, that cave studies, whist necessarily focussed, can also be of significance to wider, contemporary, archaeological research agendas, particularly when a contextual approach is adopted. The book is also of relevance to other scholars working in the related fields of speleology, earth sciences, landscape studies, and anthropology, which together comprise the inter-disciplinary field of cave studies.
Stone Houses And Earth Lords
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Author : Keith M. Prufer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-11-25
Stone Houses And Earth Lords written by Keith M. Prufer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-25 with Architecture categories.
Stone Houses and Earth Lords is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the use of caves in the Maya Lowlands, covering primarily Classic Period archaeology from A.D. 100 through the Spaniards' arrival. Although the caves that riddled the lowlands show no signs of habitation, most contain evidence of human use - evidence that suggests that they functioned as ritual spaces.
Sacred Darkness
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Author : Holley Moyes
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Sacred Darkness written by Holley Moyes and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Social Science categories.
Caves have been used in various ways across human society but despite the persistence within popular culture of the iconic caveman, deep caves were never used primarily as habitation sites for early humans. Rather, in both ancient and contemporary contexts, caves have served primarily as ritual spaces. In Sacred Darkness, contributors use archaeological evidence as well as ethnographic studies of modern ritual practices to envision the cave as place of spiritual and ideological power and a potent venue for ritual practice. Covering the ritual use of caves in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Mesoamerica, and the US Southwest and Eastern woodlands, this book brings together case studies by prominent scholars whose research spans from the Paleolithic period to the present day. These contributions demonstrate that cave sites are as fruitful as surface contexts in promoting the understanding of both ancient and modern religious beliefs and practices. This state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use will be one of the most valuable resources for understanding the role of caves in studies of religion, sacred landscape, or cosmology and a must-read for any archaeologist interested in caves.
Interdisciplinary Approaches To The Ancient Maya Underworld
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Author : Shawn Gregory Morton
language : en
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Release Date : 2018
Interdisciplinary Approaches To The Ancient Maya Underworld written by Shawn Gregory Morton and has been published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Belize categories.
Asintegrated and varied ritual contexts, how do changing patterns ofpre-Columbian cave use inform the complex of historical, social, political,economic and related ideological processes in action during the inception,florescence, and collapse of Tipan Chen Uitz and other ancient Maya centres inCentral Belize? This book aims to highlight and, within a specific regionalcontext, to address, the tendency of the speleoarchaeology of the Maya area toisolate itself from broader topics of discourse. To this end, it explicitlycontextualizes primary research in several caves along a chain of relatedconcepts and datasets, extending from the broad body of literature on ritualand religion, through discussion of the conceptual cave context drawn fromepigraphic and iconographic sources, and its invocation as recorded incontemporary (or, at least, relatively recent) ethnographic contexts andearlier post-Columbian indigenous historic sources, to the well-travelled pathsof the archaeological study of caves.
Palaeolithic Cave Art At Creswell Crags In European Context
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Author : Paul Pettitt
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-03-29
Palaeolithic Cave Art At Creswell Crags In European Context written by Paul Pettitt and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-29 with Art categories.
Cave art is a subject of perennial interest among archaeologists. Until recently it was assumed that it was largely restricted to southern France and northern Iberia, although in recent years new discoveries have demonstrated that it originally had a much wider distribution. The discovery in 2003 of the UK's first examples of cave art, in two caves at Creswell Crags on the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border, was the most surprising illustration of this. The discoverers (the editors of the book) brought together in 2004 a number of Palaeolithic archaeologists and rock art specialists from across the world to study the Creswell art and debate its significance, and its similarities and contrasts with contemporary Late Pleistocene ('Ice Age') art on the Continent. This comprehensively illustrated book presents the Creswell art itself, the archaeology of the caves and the region, and the wider context of the Upper Palaeolithic era in Britain, as well as a number of up-to-date studies of Palaeolithic cave art in Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy which serve to contextualize the British examples.
Caves And Ritual In Medieval Europe
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Author : Knut Bergsvik
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Release Date : 2022-04-15
Caves And Ritual In Medieval Europe written by Knut Bergsvik and has been published by Oxbow Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-15 with History categories.
Presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the use of caves and rock shelters across Europe during the medieval period for a wide range of religious and spiritual purposes by Christian, Muslim, Pictish and non-denominational communities, at both regional and local levels.
Palaeolithic Cave Art At Creswell Crags In European Context
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Author : Sergio Ripoll
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-03-29
Palaeolithic Cave Art At Creswell Crags In European Context written by Sergio Ripoll and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-29 with Art categories.
This comprehensively illustrated book presents the Creswell art itself, the archaeology of the caves and the region, and the context of the Upper Palaeolithic era in Britain, as well as a number of studies of Palaeolithic cave art in Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy.
Between Worlds
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Author : Lindsey Büster
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-12-18
Between Worlds written by Lindsey Büster and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-18 with Social Science categories.
The recent resurgence of academic interest in caves has demonstrated the central roles they played as arenas for ritual, ceremony and performance, and their importance within later prehistoric cosmologies. Caves represent very particular types of archaeological site and require novel approaches to their recording, interpretation and presentation. This is especially true in understanding the ritual use of caves, when the less tangible aspects of these environments would have been fundamental to the practices taking place within them. Between Worlds explores new theoretical frameworks that examine the agency of these enduring 'natural' places and the complex interplay between environment, taphonomy and human activity. It also showcases the application of innovative technologies, such as 3D laser-scanning and acoustic modelling, which provide new and exciting ways of capturing the experiential qualities of these enigmatic sites. Together, these developments offer more nuanced understandings of the role of caves in prehistoric ritual, and allow for more effective communication, management and presentation of cave archaeology to a wide range of audiences.
Neanderthals In Context
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Author : R. N. E. Barton
language : en
Publisher: Ousa Monograph
Release Date : 2012
Neanderthals In Context written by R. N. E. Barton and has been published by Ousa Monograph this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
Excavations at the adjacent sites of Gorham's Cave and Vanguard Cave have yielded a rich combination of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental finds covering a timespan of over 100,000 years. This volume deals with the primary results of the 1995-1998 excavations at both caves. The 24 chapters by leading specialists cover a range of topics from information concerning the nature and sequence of Middle Palaeolithic Neanderthal occupations to the reconstruction of the environmental context of these activities, based on proxy indicators such as sediments, charcoal, amphibians, reptiles, avifaunal remains, and small and large mammals. The Gibraltar evidence provides a rare insight into the lives of Neanderthals in a western Mediterranean coastal setting. It also presents site information on some of the last Neanderthal populations and the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition.
Cave And Worship In Ancient Greece
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Author : Stella Katsarou
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-30
Cave And Worship In Ancient Greece written by Stella Katsarou and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-30 with History categories.
Cave and Worship in Ancient Greece brings together a series of stimulating chapters contributing to the archaeology and our modern understanding of the character and importance of cave sanctuaries in the fi rst millennium BCE Mediterranean. Written by emerging and established archaeologists and researchers, the book employs a fascinating and wide range of approaches and methodologies to investigate, and interpret material assemblages from cave shrines, many of which are introduced here for the fi rst time. An introductory section explores the emergence and growth of caves as centres of cult and religion. The chapters then probe some of the meanings attached to cave spaces and votive materials such as terracotta fi gurines, and ceramics, and those who created and used them. The authors use sensory and gender approaches, discuss the identity of the worshippers, and the contribution of statistical analysis to the role of votive materials. At the heart of the volume is the examination of cave materials excavated on the Cycladic islands and Crete, in Attika and Aitoloakarnania, on the Ionian islands and in southern Italy. This is a welcome volume for students of prehistoric and classical archaeology,enthusiasts of the history of caves, religion, ancient history, and anthropology.