Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy

Hermeneutics of megaliths

Name: Hermeneutics of megaliths
ISBN: 1443882410

by Costas Maritsas

First published:
21st century
Language: English

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Description from Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue

Hermeneutics of Megaliths offers provocative and unique insights into the cultural interpretation of megaliths. While megalithic culture has been the subject of detailed study for a number of years, this book introduces a new cultural mode of interpretation that will help in gaining a greater understanding of this extremely important epoch of human history.As this volume shows, the necessity behind the creation of megaliths is a result of the transition from natural selection to civilization. It also emphasizes the original purpose of megalithic constructions, such as dolmens, menhirs, cromlec

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy.

Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy
Controlled discovery queries from gegnir matched “Megalithic monuments”. Retained metadata contains “Dolmens” in the description, “megalithic” in the description, “megalithic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “Megalithic monuments”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
- “Dolmens”· in description
- “megalithic”· in description
- “megalithic”· in subject
- “Megalithic monuments”· in subject

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record 1 online resource (146 p.); Description based upon print version of record; Dewey classification: 930.14; Includes bibliographical references and index; Publication place: Newcastle upon Tyne, England	2015	Cambridge Scholars Publishing	English	1443882410	Catalog record	Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab) Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab)