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Written on stone : the cultural reception of British prehistoric monuments / edited by Joanne Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Megalithic monuments--Great Britain.
- Megalithic monuments.
- Great Britain--Antiquities.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of essays is not interested in the unresolved questions about the origin, original use, and authentic meaning of the prehistoric monuments of the British Isles. It is not concerned with their prehistory. Rather it deals with the history of barrows, standing stones, and stone circles: with the ways in which they have been viewed, the meanings that have been attributed to them, and the significant impact that they have had over the centuries on British life and culture - from mo...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174).
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-48123-1
- 9786612481239
- 1-4438-1553-5
- OCLC:
- 830167941
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