Constructing Monuments Perceiving Monumentality And The Economics Of Building
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Constructing Monuments Perceiving Monumentality And The Economics Of Building Theoretical And Methodological Approaches To The Built Environment
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Author : Editby Ann Brysbaert
language : en
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Release Date : 2018
Constructing Monuments Perceiving Monumentality And The Economics Of Building Theoretical And Methodological Approaches To The Built Environment written by Editby Ann Brysbaert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Constructing Monuments Perceiving Monumentality And The Economics Of Building
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Author : Ann Brysbaert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-12-10
Constructing Monuments Perceiving Monumentality And The Economics Of Building written by Ann Brysbaert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-10 with Social Science categories.
In many societies monuments are associated with dynamic socio-economic and political processes that these societies underwent and/or instrumentalised. Due to the often large human and other resources input involved in their construction and maintenance, such constructions form an useful research target in order to investigate both their associated societies as well as the underlying processes that generated differential construction levels. Monumental constructions may physically remain the same for some time but certainly not forever. The actual meaning, too, that people associate with these may change regularly due to changing contexts in which people perceived, assessed, and interacted with such constructions.These changes of meaning may occur diachronically, geographically but also socially. Realising that such shifts may occur forces us to rethink the meaning and the roles that past technologies may play in constructing, consuming and perceiving something monumental. In fact, it is through investigating the processes, the practices of building and crafting, and selecting the specific locales in which these activities took place, that we can argue convincingly that meaning may already become formulated while the form itself is still being created. As such, meaning-making and -giving may also influence the shaping of the monument in each of its facets: spatially, materially, technologically, socially and diachronically.This volume varies widely in regional and chronological focus and forms a useful manual to studying both the acts of building and the constructions themselves across cultural contexts. A range of theoretical and practical methods are discussed, and papers illustrate that these are applicable to both small or large architectural expressions, making it useful for scholars investigating urban, architectural, landscape and human resources in archaeological and historical contexts. The ultimate goal of this book is to place architectural studies, in which people's interactions with each other and material resources are key, at the crossing of both landscape studies and material culture studies, where it belongs.
From Concept To Monument Time And Costs Of Construction In The Ancient World
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Author : Simon J. Barker
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2023-07-13
From Concept To Monument Time And Costs Of Construction In The Ancient World written by Simon J. Barker and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-13 with History categories.
21 papers focus on modelling the costs of construction over the course of 2,500 years, from Bronze Age Greece to the early Middle Ages. They discuss both broader issues of methodology and particular case studies, with particular attention to the exploitation of raw materials (e.g. quarries), transport, and construction processes on building sites.
Research Companion To Construction Economics
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Author : Ofori, George
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Research Companion To Construction Economics written by Ofori, George and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with Business & Economics categories.
This innovative Research Companion considers the history, nature and status of construction economics, and its need for development as a field in order to be recognised as a distinct discipline. It presents a state-of-the-art review of construction economics, identifying areas for further research.
Monuments In The Making
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Author : Vicki Cummings
language : en
Publisher: Windgather Press
Release Date : 2021-09-29
Monuments In The Making written by Vicki Cummings and has been published by Windgather Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-29 with History categories.
In this book we offer an exciting new perspective on a distinctive form of megalithic monument that is found across most areas of northern Europe. In order to achieve this we have abandoned outmoded typological classifications and reintroduced the term ‘dolmen’ to embrace a range of sites that share a common form of megalithic architecture: the elevation and display of a substantial stone. By critically assessing the traditionally assigned role of these monuments and their architecture as megalithic tombs, the presence of the dead is reassessed and argued to form part of a process generating vibrancy to the materiality of the dolmen. As such this book argues that the megalithic architecture identified as a dolmen is not a chambered tomb at all but instead is a qualitatively different form of monument. We also provide an entirely different conception of the utility of this extraordinary megalithic architecture – one that seeks to emphasize its building as articulating discourses of wonder as a broad social strategy. In this respect it is important to remember that many of these monuments were erected very early in the Neolithic and as a consequence of new people entering new lands, or social transformation. In short, dolmens are monumental constructions employing experimental and emergent technologies to raise huge stones, which, once built, enchant those who come within their spaces. Our claim is that dolmens were megalithic installations of affect, magical and extraordinary in construction and strategically positioned to induce both drama and awe in their encounter.
Size Matters Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations
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Author : Federico Buccellati
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2019-07-31
Size Matters Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations written by Federico Buccellati and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-31 with History categories.
When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters - or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define.
Architectural Energetics In Archaeology
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Author : Leah McCurdy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-01-25
Architectural Energetics In Archaeology written by Leah McCurdy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-25 with Social Science categories.
Archaeologists and the public at large have long been fascinated by monumental architecture built by past societies. Whether considering the earthworks in the Ohio Valley or the grandest pyramids in Egypt and Mexico, people have been curious as to how pre-modern societies with limited technology were capable of constructing monuments of such outstanding scale and quality. Architectural energetics is a methodology within archaeology that generates estimates of the amount of labor and time allocated to construct these past monuments. This methodology allows for detailed analyses of architecture and especially the analysis of the social power underlying such projects. Architectural Energetics in Archaeology assembles an international array of scholars who have analyzed architecture from archaeological and historic societies using architectural energetics. It is the first such volume of its kind. In addition to applying architectural energetics to a global range of architectural works, it outlines in detail the estimates of costs that can be used in future architectural analyses. This volume will serve archaeology and classics researchers, and lecturers teaching undergraduate and graduate courses related to social power and architecture. It also will interest architects examining past construction and engineering projects.
The Origins Of Concrete Construction In Roman Architecture
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Author : Marcello Mogetta
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-24
The Origins Of Concrete Construction In Roman Architecture written by Marcello Mogetta and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with Social Science categories.
In this study, Marcello Mogetta examines the origins and early dissemination of concrete technology in Roman Republican architecture. Framing the genesis of innovative building processes and techniques within the context of Rome's early expansion, he traces technological change in monumental construction in long-established urban centers and new Roman colonial cites founded in the 2nd century BCE in central Italy. Mogetta weaves together excavation data from both public monuments and private domestic architecture that have been previously studied in isolation. Highlighting the organization of the building industry, he also explores the political motivations and cultural aspirations of patrons of monumental architecture, reconstructing how they negotiated economic and logistical constraints by drawing from both local traditions and long-distance networks. By incorporating the available evidence into the development of concrete technology, Mogetta also demonstrates the contributions of anonymous builders and contractors, shining a light on their ability to exploit locally available resources.
Oikos
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Author : Jan Driessen
language : en
Publisher: Presses universitaires de Louvain
Release Date : 2020-07-28
Oikos written by Jan Driessen and has been published by Presses universitaires de Louvain this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-28 with History categories.
This collection of papers explores whether the Lévi-Straussian notion of the House is a valid concept in aiding the comprehension of the social structure of Bronze Age Aegean societies. The volume succeeds in stressing the advances made in the study of social structure of the Aegean on the basis of material remains.
Monumentalising Life In The Neolithic
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Author : Anne Birgitte Gebaer
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2020-09-30
Monumentalising Life In The Neolithic written by Anne Birgitte Gebaer and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-30 with Social Science categories.
One of the principal characteristics of the European Neolithic is the development of monumentality in association with innovations in material culture and changes in subsistence from hunting and gathering to farming and pastoralism. The papers in this volume discuss the latest insights into why monumental architecture became an integral part of early farming societies in Europe and beyond. One of the topics is how we define monuments and how our arguments and recent research on temporality impacts on our interpretation of the Neolithic period. Different interpretations of Göbekli Tepe are examples of this discussion as well as our understanding of special landmarks such as flint mines. The latest evidence on the economic and paleoenvironmental context, carbon 14 dates as well as analytical methods are employed in illuminating the emergence of monumentalism in Neolithic Europe. Studies are taking place on a macro and micro scale in areas as diverse as Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany, the Dutch wetlands, Portugal and Malta involving a range of monuments from long barrows and megalithic tombs to roundels and enclosures. Transformation from a natural to a built environment by monumentalizing part of the landscape is discussed as well as changes in megalithic architecture in relation to shifts in the social structure. An ethnographic study of megaliths in Nagaland discuss monument building as an act of social construction. Other studies look into the role of monuments as expressions of cosmology and active loci of ceremonial performances. Also, a couple of papers analyse the social processes in the transformation of society in the aftermath of the initial boom in monument construction and the related changes in subsistence and social structure in northern Europe. The aim of the publication is to explore different theories about the relationship between monumentality and the Neolithic way of life through these studies encompassing a wide range of types of monuments over vast areas of Europe and beyond.