The Megalithic Monuments Of Britain And Ireland
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The Megalithic Monuments Of Britain And Ireland
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Author : Christopher Scarre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Megalithic Monuments Of Britain And Ireland written by Christopher Scarre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
From Stonehenge to Newgrange, one of the richest arrays of megalithic monuments in Europe is found in Britain and Ireland. Using massive stone blocks, timber posts and mounds of earth or chalk, the people of these islands built great monuments from the beginning of the Neolithic and the arrival of pottery and farming some 6000 years ago down into the Bronze Age. The number and sheer diversity of these structures is astonishing. Stone circles and chambered tombs, burial mounds and earthwork enclosures, henges and cursus monuments, all belong to the same general category of monumental prehistoric architecture. Tombs, sanctuaries, places of cult and of memory: these Neolithic monuments had numerous functions in prehistoric societies. Transforming the lanscape, such grand structures must have represented for their communities a particular way of responding to changing social and symbolic needs, whether processing the dead, gathering for ceremonies, or embellishing locations that were of sacred significance. Organized by geographical area this authoritative overview is ideal for traveller and student alike.
The Old Stones
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Author : Andy Burnham
language : en
Publisher: Watkins
Release Date : 2018-09-20
The Old Stones written by Andy Burnham and has been published by Watkins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with Travel categories.
This is the only book about standing stones created by the whole community of megalith enthusiasts, as represented by the archaeologists, photographers, theorists and stones aficionados who post on the Megalithic Portal. It offers unparalleled coverage of Britain and Ireland's Neolithic and Bronze Age sites: where they are, what to look out for, how to understand them. Featuring 1,000+ sites (500 with full photographic profiles), the book includes many places not covered elsewhere. An introductory essay by archaeologist Vicki Cummings helps readers interpret the sites and surrounding landscape through prehistoric eyes. Throughout the book are feature articles by different contributors on a huge range of topics, from archaeological analysis of key sites (including Stonehenge, Avebury, Durrington Walls, the Dartmoor stone rows, Grimes Graves, the Cumbrian axe factories, Newgrange and many more), reports on cutting-edge excavations at sites such as Must Farm and Ness of Brodgar, as well as discussions of 'mysteries', such as otherworldly experiences, dowsing, healing sites, archaeoastronomy and sacred geometry. Up-to-date archaeological approaches, such as sensory and experimental archaeology, are also explained. Andy Burnham's introduction offers tips for megalith enthusiasts in the field, as well as 'how to' features on drone photography and 3D modelling. With its stunning contemporary design combined with a durable flexi binding, this is a volume to gift and to treasure, to pore over at home and take out on expeditions.
Standing With Stones
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Author : Rupert Soskin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Standing With Stones written by Rupert Soskin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
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The Old Stones Of Ireland
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Author : Andy Burnham
language : en
Publisher: Watkins
Release Date : 2019-01-01
The Old Stones Of Ireland written by Andy Burnham and has been published by Watkins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-01 with Travel categories.
This ebook covers both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It could easily have been filled with sites from the Republic’s southwest alone, the counties of Cork and Kerry being famed for their wedge tombs and their stone circles (often in absolutely beautiful locations) that include Drombeg, Derreenataggart, Ardgroom, Shronebirrane, Uragh and many others. Otherwise, visitors tend to head for the cluster of sites around Newgrange (Co. Meath) to the east. That there were once even more prehistoric monuments in this rich farmland was revealed in the sweltering summer of 2018, when the parched earth showed up previously undetected sites as cropmarks. Also included in this ebook are many lesser-known but wonderful sites from the north and east of Ireland, such as the vast megalithic complexes of Beaghmore, Carrowmore and Carrowkeel. Each of these will take a whole day to explore fully, so allow plenty of time. The Old Stones of Ireland is part of a series covering the megalithic and other prehistoric sites of Britain and Ireland. The series is published together as The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland, available as a book and an ebook.
Orientation Of Prehistoric Monuments In Britain A Reassessment
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Author : Alistair Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2021-07-08
Orientation Of Prehistoric Monuments In Britain A Reassessment written by Alistair Marshall 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 2021-07-08 with Social Science categories.
Reassesses major axial alignment at many megalithic ritual and funerary monuments (Neolithic to Bronze Age) in Britain and Ireland, not in terms of abstract astronomical concerns, but as an expression of repeated seasonal propitiation involving community, agrarian economy and ancestry in an attempt to mitigate variable environmental conditions.
Megalithic Tombs In Western Iberia
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Author : Chris Scarre
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2019-12-27
Megalithic Tombs In Western Iberia written by Chris Scarre and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-27 with History categories.
Western Iberia has one of the richest inventories of Neolithic chambered tombs in Atlantic Europe, with particular concentrations in Galicia, northern Portugal and the Alentejo. Less well known is the major concentration of tombs along the Tagus valley, straddling the Portuguese-Spanish frontier. Within this cluster is the Anta da Lajinha, a small megalithic tomb in the hill-country north of the River Tagus. Badly damaged by forest fire and stone removal, it was the subject of joint British-Portuguese excavations in 2006-2008, accompanied by environmental investigations and OSL dating. This volume takes the recent excavations at Lajinha and the adjacent site of Cabeço dos Pendentes as the starting point for a broader consideration of the megalithic tombs of western Iberia. Key themes addressed are relevant to megalithic tombs more generally, including landscape, chronology, settlement and interregional relationships. Over what period of time were these tombs built and used? Do they form a horizon of intensive monument construction, or were the tombs the product of a persistent, long-lived tradition? How do they relate to the famous rock art of the Tagus valley, and to the cave burials and open-air settlements of the region, in terms of chronology and landscape? A final section considers the Iberian tombs within the broader family of west European megalithic monuments, focusing on chronologies, parallels and patterns of contact. Did the Iberian tombs emerge through connections with older established megalithic traditions in other regions such as Brittany, or were they are the outcome of more general processes operating among Atlantic Neolithic societies?
Pathways And Ceremonies
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Author : Alistair Barclay
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Release Date : 1999
Pathways And Ceremonies written by Alistair Barclay 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 1999 with History categories.
A review of the most recent evidence from cursuses, and ideas on their interpretation, with contributions as follows: Introduction (J Harding and A Barclay), the radiocarbon problem (A Barclay and A Bayliss), symbolic territories (J Harding), processions, memories and the Dorset cursus (R Johnston), Dorchester on Thames - ritual complex or ritual landscape (R Loveday), cattle, cursus monuments and the river ... the Upper Thames (A Barclay and G Hey), the Cambridgeshire Ouse (T Malim), Eastern England (J Last), the Cleaven Dyke (A Barclay and G Maxwell), the Holywood cursus, Dumfries (J Thomas et al), cursus monuments in Scotland (K Brophy), cursus monuments in Wales (A Gibson), cursus-like monuments in Ireland (C Newman), Passy-Rots and linear monuments in northern France (I Kinnes) .
Megalithic Monuments Of Ireland
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Author : Philip Powell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-05-04
Megalithic Monuments Of Ireland written by Philip Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-04 with categories.
County Clare, 'Contae an Chláir', is located north-west of the River Shannon, the largest river in Ireland and Britain.There has been human activity in the Clare region since the Neolithic period and evidence of this can be seen in the form of ancient dolmens or portal tombs, most famous of these is 'Poulnabrone Dolmen'.The area was part of the Kingdom Of Connaught and was ruled by the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne until around the 10th century,
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.
The Stone Circles Of The British Isles
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Author : Aubrey Burl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Stone Circles Of The British Isles written by Aubrey Burl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Great Britain categories.
Synthesizing pertinent archaeological data, the author details the origins, structural features, and significance of Britain's ancient megalithic monuments