MONUMENTS AND LANDSCAPE IN ATLANTIC EUROPE by Chris Scarre (Editor) ( 9780415273145 )

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MONUMENTS AND LANDSCAPE IN ATLANTIC EUROPE
PERCEPTION AND SOCIETY DURING THE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE

By:

Chris Scarre (Editor)

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0415273145

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

18 April, 2002

Pages:

224

Description:

Atlantic Europe is the zone par excellence of megalithic monuments, but these form only part of a much broader and more numerous category of earthen and stone constructions. In this volume, archaeologists from examine the relationship between landscape features and prehistoric monuments.

Synopsis:

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 countries with the Atlantic zone (including Britain, France, Ireland, Spain and Sweden) to examine the relationship between landscape features and prehistoric monuments in their specialist regions. By placing the issue within a broader regional and intellectual context, the authors illustrate the diversity of current archaeological ideas and approaches converging around this central theme.

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43 line drawings, 45 b&w photographs

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