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Megalithism
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Author : Alberto Pozzi
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 2014-09-23
Megalithism written by Alberto Pozzi and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Architecture categories.
Megalithism, or the art of using huge boulders to create sacred, pagan monuments and sites, still fascinates us today. How did Prehistoric man cut, transport, and place such enormous stones, some weighing up to 200 metric tons, without bulldozers, drills, and cranes? Yet primitive man, without the written word or wheel, created structures which still stupefy us in the 21st century, both due to their components and the precision used in positioning them. This book takes us back in time to the 5th-2nd millennia B.C. and helps us visualise the Stone Age world and its constructions - menhirs, dolmens, rows and circles of standing stones. Undoubtedly they were sacred places, used for pagan rituals and funerary purposes, but the author also gives us details of their astronomic and physical alignment, which clearly demonstrates the knowledge of the heavens these ancestors had and how they applied it without slide-rules, set squares, and theodolites. The high priests of ancient times could calculate when the solstices and equinoxes would occur and thus regulate the seasons for sowing and reaping. The author's careful and updated identification of all such structures leads us through 'Ancient European Megalithism' complete with the religious and social aspects of it and its pagan legacies. He does not neglect forms of 'sub-actual' megalithism either - the use of massive stones by peoples described as primitive but with a relatively advanced culture who lived in times closer to our own in Africa, Asia, and South America. The myths and legends arising from the megalithic structures are recounted here in detail; the author also describes megalithic art in the form of statue-stele and menhir statues, as well as the often intricate decoration carved on single stones and in construction such as dolmens, funerary mounds, astronomic observatories, and temples. He also describes studies and experiments on the methods of transport and construction used by Prehistoric peoples, together with conflicting opinions and theories. Amply illustrated with photographs and drawings, Megalithism guides the reader through every part of the megalithic world with smooth-flowing text that will be accessible to specialists and interested general public alike.
The Roots Of Megalithism In The Trb Culture
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Author : Seweryn Rzepecki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Roots Of Megalithism In The Trb Culture written by Seweryn Rzepecki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Funnel-beaker culture categories.
Links Between Megalithism And Hypogeism In Western Mediterranean Europe
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Author : Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano
language : en
Publisher: BAR International Series
Release Date : 2010
Links Between Megalithism And Hypogeism In Western Mediterranean Europe written by Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano and has been published by BAR International Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Antiquities, Prehistoric categories.
This book has papers in English and papers in Italian
Guide To The Megaliths Of The Lot
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Author : François Faille
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-27
Guide To The Megaliths Of The Lot written by François Faille and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-27 with categories.
European megalithism dates mainly from the Neolithic and will last until the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) from 5000 to 2000 BC. Fifty thousand dolmens have been recorded in the world, including twenty thousand in Europe, although these are unevenly distributed according to the regions. The French department with the most dolmens is not found in Brittany or on the Atlantic coast as one might believe it! Finistère and Morbihan, the two departments with the most dolmens in Brittany, each have around 350 dolmens, where the south of France has several thousand. The Aveyron is the leader with about 1000 dolmens, followed by the Ardèche and the Lot with about 800 dolmens each. Megalithism developed where men could easily extract and transport large slabs of stone. In the Lot, former territory of Quercy, these technical constraints explain the concentration of megaliths on the Causses de Gramat, Saint-Chels and Limogne, limestone being the most commonly used material. This book presents the location, map in support, dolmens of the Lot department (46 - France) classified or listed as Historical Monuments.
Guide To The Megaliths Of Aveyron
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Author : François Faille
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-27
Guide To The Megaliths Of Aveyron written by François Faille and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-27 with categories.
European megalithism dates mainly from the Neolithic and will last until the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) from 5000 to 2000 BC. Fifty thousand dolmens have been recorded in the world, including twenty thousand in Europe, although these are unevenly distributed according to the regions. The French department with the most dolmens is not found in Brittany or on the Atlantic coast as one might believe it! Finistère and Morbihan, the two departments with the most dolmens in Brittany, each have around 350 dolmens, where the south of France has several thousand. The Aveyron is the leader with about 1000 dolmens, followed by the Ardèche and the Lot with about 800 dolmens each. Megalithism developed where humans could easily extract and transport large slabs of stone. In Aveyron, these technical constraints explain the concentration of megaliths on the Causses de Villeneuve and the Causse de Séverac, limestone rock being the most commonly used material in the megalithic period, thereby confirming the "law of limestones". The Aveyronnais dolmens are small dolmens, mostly of the simple dolmen type, with a very often rectangular plan. This book presents the location, map in support, dolmens of Aveyron department (12 - France) classified or listed as Historical Monuments.
Megaliths And Geology Meg Litos E Geologia
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Author : Rui Boaventura
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
Release Date : 2020-05-28
Megaliths And Geology Meg Litos E Geologia written by Rui Boaventura and has been published by Archaeopress Archaeology this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-28 with categories.
The MegaGeo project, under the direction of the late Rui Boaventura, aimed to analyze the raw material economy in the construction of megalithic tombs in multiple territories, showing the representation of several prehistoric communities that raised them and their relationship with the surrounding areas.Following the meeting of the previous year, it was decided to hold Mega-Talks 2, which brought together national and international experts who have developed work related to Megalithism and Geology, in its various perspectives, from the funerary depositions to the raw material construction of the tombs, as indicators of mobility and interaction with the surrounding physical environment.Megaliths and Geology: Megálitos e Geologia presents contributions from Mega-Talks 2, held in Redondo, Portugal, on 19-20 November 2015.
Western European Neolithic
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Author : Marie-Therese Mathilde Raubert-Kanter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Western European Neolithic written by Marie-Therese Mathilde Raubert-Kanter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Megalithic monuments categories.
Indonesian Megaliths A Forgotten Cultural Heritage
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Author : Tara Steimer-Herbet
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-09-30
Indonesian Megaliths A Forgotten Cultural Heritage written by Tara Steimer-Herbet 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 2018-09-30 with Social Science categories.
An exploration of Indonesian megaliths based on scientific documents and field visits, this work highlights misunderstood—and sometimes threatened by destruction—aspects of Indonesian cultural heritage and offers a unique perspective on megalithic monuments abandoned for several centuries in the archipelago.
Western Europe Neolithic
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Author : Marie-Mathilde Raubert Kanter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Western Europe Neolithic written by Marie-Mathilde Raubert Kanter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Western European Neolithic
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Author : Marie-Therese Mathilde Raubert-Kanter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Western European Neolithic written by Marie-Therese Mathilde Raubert-Kanter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Megalithic monuments categories.