Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy

Monuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe

perception and society during the Neolithic and early Bronze Age

by Christopher Scarre

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21st century
Language: English

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Atlantic Europe is the zone par excellence of megalithic monuments, which encompass a wide range of earthen and stone constructions from inpressive stone circles to modest chambered tombs. A single basic concept lies behind this volume - that the intrinsic qualities encountered within the diverse landscapes pf Atlantic Europe both informed the settings chosen for the monuments and played a role in determining their form and visual appearance. Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe goes significantly beyond the limits of existing debate by inviting archaeologists from different cou

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Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
perception and society during the Neolithic and early Bronze Age 1st ed 1 online resource (225 p.); 12 Conclusion: long conversations, concerning time, descent and place in the worldIndex; Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Standing stones and natural outcrops; 3 Castanheiro do Vento and the significance of monumental Copper and Bronze Age sites in northern Portugal; 4 The architecture of the natural world: rock art in western Iberia; 5 The perception of space and geometry; 6 Coast and cosmos: the Neolithic monuments of northern Brittany; 7 All cultural things; 8 The land, the sky and the Scottish stone circle; 9 Knocknarea; 10 Megaliths in a mythologised landscape; 11 Visible intentions?; Cover title : Monuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe; Dewey classification: 936; Includes bibliographical references and index; Publication place: London; Publication place: New York	2002	Routledge	English	9780203994054 0203994051 1134482191 1134482205 +1 more	Catalog record	Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab) Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab)