Ancestral geographies of the Neolithic : landscapes, monuments and memory / Mark Edmonds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edmonds, M. R. (Mark R.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neolithic period--Great Britain.

Neolithic period.

Earthworks (Archaeology)--Great Britain.

Earthworks (Archaeology).

Human ecology--Great Britain.

Human ecology.

Landscape assessment--Great Britain.

Landscape assessment.

Great Britain--Antiquities.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 caus

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Settings and scenes; Origins; Ancestral geographies; Keeping to the path; Working stone; A gift from the ancestors; The living and the dead; Attending to the dead; A time and a place for enclosure; Drawing the line; Arenas of value; The pattern of things; Changes in the land; Post excavation; Postscript; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-168) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-62933-8

1-134-62934-6

1-280-33305-7

0-203-02019-7

0-203-16962-X

9780203020197

OCLC:

560057103