Download or read book Dolmens for the Dead written by Roger Joussaume and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1988 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dolmens in the Levant written by James A. Fraser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Western explorers first encountered dolmens in the Levant, they thought they had discovered the origins of a megalithic phenomenon that spread as far as the Atlantic coast. Although European dolmens are now considered an unrelated tradition, many researchers continue to approach dolmens in the Levant as part of a trans-regional phenomenon that spanned the Taurus mountains to the Arabian peninsula. By tightly defining the term 'dolmen' itself, this book brings these mysterious monuments into sharper focus. Drawing on historical, archaeological and geological sources, it is shown that dolmens in the Levant mostly concentrate in the eastern escarpment of the Jordan Rift Valley, and in the Galilean hills. They cluster near proto-urban settlements of the Early Bronze I period (3700–3000 BCE) in particular geological zones suitable for the extraction of megalithic slabs. Rather than approaching dolmens as a regional phenomenon, this book considers dolmens as part of a local burial tradition whose tomb forms varied depending on geological constraints. Dolmens in the Levant is essential for anyone interested in the rise of civilisations in the ancient Middle East, and particularly those who have wondered at the origins of these enigmatic burial monuments that dominate the landscape.
Download or read book Monuments in the Making written by Vicki Cummings and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book we offer an exciting new perspective on a distinctive form of megalithic monument that is found across most areas of northern Europe. In order to achieve this we have abandoned outmoded typological classifications and reintroduced the term ‘dolmen’ to embrace a range of sites that share a common form of megalithic architecture: the elevation and display of a substantial stone. By critically assessing the traditionally assigned role of these monuments and their architecture as megalithic tombs, the presence of the dead is reassessed and argued to form part of a process generating vibrancy to the materiality of the dolmen. As such this book argues that the megalithic architecture identified as a dolmen is not a chambered tomb at all but instead is a qualitatively different form of monument. We also provide an entirely different conception of the utility of this extraordinary megalithic architecture – one that seeks to emphasize its building as articulating discourses of wonder as a broad social strategy. In this respect it is important to remember that many of these monuments were erected very early in the Neolithic and as a consequence of new people entering new lands, or social transformation. In short, dolmens are monumental constructions employing experimental and emergent technologies to raise huge stones, which, once built, enchant those who come within their spaces. Our claim is that dolmens were megalithic installations of affect, magical and extraordinary in construction and strategically positioned to induce both drama and awe in their encounter.
Download or read book The Dolmens of Ireland written by William Copeland Borlase and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dolmens in Japan written by Edward S. Morse and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NORTH CAUCASUS DOLMENS written by Boris Loza, PH.D. and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolmens are mysterious stone structures scattered around previously inaccessible parts of Russia. Built by an ancient megalithic culture, these structures have been both revered and looted for centuries. Very little is known about these stone creations, though one thing is for sure: their power is undeniable. Join Boris Loza as he travels to his ancestral homeland to uncover and explore dolmens firsthand. Throughout this journey, you will discover the often hidden, and surprisingly forbidden, perspective about the mysterious dolmens: their ancient powers of fertility, healing and spiritual connection. Discover the long-lost technology that was likely used to build these structures, raising megatonne slabs of stone into perfect placements, aligned with the stars. Chapters include: Ancient Mystic Megaliths; Who Built the Dolmens?; Why the Dolmens were Built; Asian Connection; Indian Connection; Greek Connection; Olmec and Maya Connection; Sun Worshippers; Dolmens and Archeoastronomy; Location of Dolmen Quarries; Hidden Power of Dolmens; and much more! Tons of Illustrations! A fascinating book of little-seen megaliths. Includes a 4-page color section.
Download or read book Menhirs Dolmen and Circles of Stone written by Gary R. Varner and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having written books on the folklore and myth of water, Varner turns here to a second ancient element. Focusing on stone in forms ranging from megaliths to hand fetishes, he delves into folklore, early religions, and the continuation of ancient traditions into contemporary society. He also summarizes the archaeological findings on various megalithi
Download or read book The Archaeology of Japan written by Kōji Mizoguchi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book-length introduction to the Yayoi and Kofun periods of Japan (c.600 BC-AD 700).
Download or read book Tumulus as Sema written by Olivier Henry and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tumuli were the most widespread form of monumental tombs in the ancient world. Their impact on landscape, their allurement as well as their symbolic reference to a glorious past can still be felt today. The need of supra-regional and cross-disciplinary examination of this unique phenomenon led to an international conference in Istanbul in 2009. With almost 50 scholars from 12 different countries participating, the conference entitled TumulIstanbul created links between fields of research which would not have had the opportunity to meet otherwise. The proceedings of TumulIstanbul revolve around the question of the symbolic significance of burial mounds in the 1st millennium BC in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black-Sea regions, providing further insight into Kurgan neighbours from Eurasia.
Download or read book Pre historic Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages written by Sir John Lubbock and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pre historic Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages Etc With Illustrations written by Sir John Lubbock and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Man Before Metals written by Nicolas Joly and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Man before metals written by Maurice Joly and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Man Before Metals written by Nicolas Joly and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book The Tall al Hammam Excavations Volume 1 written by Steven Collins and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tall al-Hamman Excavations, Volume 1 is the first in a series of reports on the Tall al-Hammam Excavation Project, directed by Steven Collins of Trinity Southwest University and assisted by Gary Byers and Carroll Kobs, assistant dig directors. Co-author Mike Luddeni has been dig photographer since the inception of the Project. Excavations began in Jordan in 2005–2006 and have continued annually, without break, up to the present. This volume presents an overview of the site, with a period-by-period overview of Tall al-Hammam and its relationship to other sites in the vicinity in the Jordan Valley. It also includes the pottery profiles and assemblages and artifacts discovered in the course of these seasons. Future volumes will include in-depth excavation reports for specific areas of the Tall.
Download or read book The Orion Center Bibliography of the Dead Sea Scrolls 1995 2000 written by Avital Pinnick and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Orion Center Bibliography of the Dead Sea Scrolls (1995-2000) is the fourth official Scrolls bibliography, following bibliographies covering the periods 1948-1957 (W. S. LaSor), 1958-1969 (B. Jongeling), and 1970-1995 (F. García Martínez and D. W. Parry). The current interest in the Scrolls, with at least two journals dedicated to these texts, has led to a proliferation of secondary literature, theses, and electronic publications. The Orion Center Bibliography contains over 3000 entries, including approximately 600 reviews, gathered from the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem, from on-line databases, and from the authors themselves. This work is based on the bibliography compiled by the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jerusalem, and includes reviews, journal articles, and electronic publications, a text index and a subject index.
Download or read book The Archaeology of the Caucasus written by Antonio Sagona and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This conspectus brings together in an accessible and systematic manner a dizzy array of archaeological cultures situated between several worlds.
