Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic : Landscapes, Monuments and Memory
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| Title: | Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic : Landscapes, Monuments and Memory |
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| Description: | 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 causewayed sites in Britain; rather they use them as case studies in the development of an archaeological interpetation. |
| Authors: | Mark Edmonds |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Neolithic period--Great Britain, Earthworks (Archaeology)--Great Britain, Human ecology--Great Britain, Landscape assessment--Great Britain |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Historical Geography |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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 causewayed sites in Britain; rather they use them as case studies in the development of an archaeological interpetation. |
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| ISBN: | 9780415204323 9780415076777 9780203169629 9781134629343 9781134629336 9781134629312 9780203020197 |
