Download or read book Giants in the Landscape Monumentality and Territories in the European Neolithic written by Vincent Ard and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings from the session held at the XVII World UISPP Congress, Burgos, 2014. The session considered the various manifestations of the relationship between Neolithic enclosures and tombs in different contexts of Europe, notably through spatial analysis.
Download or read book Giants in the Landscape written by International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences. World Congress and published by Archaeopress Archaeology. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings from the session held at the XVII World UISPP Congress, Burgos, 2014. The session considered the various manifestations of the relationship between Neolithic enclosures and tombs in different contexts of Europe, notably through spatial analysis.
Download or read book Monuments in the Making written by Vicki Cummings and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolmens are iconic international monumental constructions which represent the first megalithic architecture (after menhirs) in north-west Europe. These monuments are characterised by an enormous capstone balanced on top of smaller uprights. However, previous investigations of these extraordinary monuments have focussed on three main areas of debate. First, typology has been a dominant feature of discussion, particularly the position of dolmens in the ordering of chambered tombs. Second, attention has been placed not on how they were built but how they were used. Finally much debate has centred on their visual appearance (whether they were covered by mounds or cairns). This book provides a reappraisal of the dolmen as an architectural entity and provides an alternative perspective on function. This is achieved through a re-theorising of the nature of megalithic architecture grounded in the results of a new research/fieldwork project covering Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia. It is argued that instead of understanding dolmen simply as chambered tombs these were multi-faceted monuments whose construction was as much to do with enchantment and captivation as it was with containing the dead. Consequently, the presence of human remains within dolmens is also critically evaluated and a new interpretation offered.
Download or read book Warfare in Neolithic Europe written by Julian Maxwell Heath and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Neolithic ('New Stone Age') marks the time when the prehistoric communities of Europe turned their backs on the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that they had followed for many thousands of years, and instead, became farmers. The significance of this switch from a lifestyle that had been based on the hunting and gathering of wild food resources, to one that involved the growing of crops and raising livestock, cannot be underestimated. Although it was a complex process that varied from place to place, there can be little doubt that it was during the Neolithic that the foundations for the incredibly complex modern societies in which we live today were laid. However, we would be wrong to think that the first farming communities of Europe were in tune with nature and each other, as there is a considerable (and growing) body of archaeological data that is indicative of episodes of warfare between these communities. This evidence should not be taken as proof that warfare was endemic across Neolithic Europe, but it does strongly suggest that it was more common than some scholars have proposed.Furthermore, the words of the seventeenth-century English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, who famously described prehistoric life as 'nasty, brutish, and short', seem rather apt in light of some of the archaeological discoveries from the European Neolithic.
Download or read book Monumentalising Life in the Neolithic written by Anne Birgitte Gebaer and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the principal characteristics of the European Neolithic is the development of monumentality in association with innovations in material culture and changes in subsistence from hunting and gathering to farming and pastoralism. The papers in this volume discuss the latest insights into why monumental architecture became an integral part of early farming societies in Europe and beyond. One of the topics is how we define monuments and how our arguments and recent research on temporality impacts on our interpretation of the Neolithic period. Different interpretations of Göbekli Tepe are examples of this discussion as well as our understanding of special landmarks such as flint mines. The latest evidence on the economic and paleoenvironmental context, carbon 14 dates as well as analytical methods are employed in illuminating the emergence of monumentalism in Neolithic Europe. Studies are taking place on a macro and micro scale in areas as diverse as Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany, the Dutch wetlands, Portugal and Malta involving a range of monuments from long barrows and megalithic tombs to roundels and enclosures. Transformation from a natural to a built environment by monumentalizing part of the landscape is discussed as well as changes in megalithic architecture in relation to shifts in the social structure. An ethnographic study of megaliths in Nagaland discuss monument building as an act of social construction. Other studies look into the role of monuments as expressions of cosmology and active loci of ceremonial performances. Also, a couple of papers analyse the social processes in the transformation of society in the aftermath of the initial boom in monument construction and the related changes in subsistence and social structure in northern Europe. The aim of the publication is to explore different theories about the relationship between monumentality and the Neolithic way of life through these studies encompassing a wide range of types of monuments over vast areas of Europe and beyond.
Download or read book Cattle and People written by Catarina Ginja and published by Lockwood Press. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume originates in a conference session that took place at the 2018 International Council of Archaeozoology conference in Ankara, Turkey, entitled "Humans and Cattle: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to an Ancient Relationship." The aim of the session was to bring together zooarchaeologists and their colleagues from various other research fields working on human cattle interactions over time. The contributions in this volume reflect well the breadth of work being undertaken on the ancient relationship between humans and cattle across the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, and from the late Pleistocene to postmedieval period. Almost all involve the study of archaeological cattle remains and use different zooarchaeological methods, but the combination of these approaches with that of ethnography, isotopes and genetics is also featured. Author Interview
Download or read book Megaliths Societies Landscapes Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation in Neolithic Europe Proceedings of the International Conference Megaliths Societies Landscapes Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation in Neolithic Europe 16th 20th June 2015 in Kiel written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 5th and 4th millennium BCE saw the emergence of monumental architecture in Neolithic and Chalcolithic contexts throughout different parts of Europe. Current research is using a set of diverse methodologies and produces multilayered interpretations in order to create multi-faceted narratives on this phenomenon. The international conference 'Megaliths, Societies, Landscapes. Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation in Neolithic Europe' aimed to bring together researchers from various regions and contexts, thus providing an up-to-date perspective on prehistoric monumental architecture. The conference was also an opportunity to present the results of the DFG-Priority Program 1400 'Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation. On the origin and development of Neolithic large-scale buildings and the emergence of early complex societies in Northern Central Europe' which focused the appearance of monumentality in the context of Neolithic Funnel Beaker communities.0These proceedings present the result of this conference, covering topics such as monuments made of stone, wood and earth, as well as interpretative aspects such as the importance of monumentality for landscape construction and the social significance of monumentality. They comprise of wide-ranging case studies with a continental scope that illustrate the manifold implications and manifestations of monumentality. They also demonstrate the need of holistic approaches and the integration of diverse data sets for the understanding of a phenomenon of such complexity. For a wider understanding of varying forms of monumentality, ethnoarchaeological studies on megaliths from different continents were integrated as well.0The conference proceedings show that the construction of monuments may have been driven by very different factors and was embedded in diverse contexts of social organisation, thus being a highly variable and transformative phenomenon.
Download or read book Megaliths Societies Landscapes written by Johannes Müller and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 5th and 4th millennium BCE saw the emergence of monumental architecture in Neolithic and Chalcolithic contexts throughout different parts of Europe. Current research is using a set of diverse methodologies and produces multilayered interpretations in order to create multi-faceted narratives on this phenomenon. The international conference 'Megaliths, Societies, Landscapes. Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation in Neolithic Europe' aimed to bring together researchers from various regions and contexts, thus providing an up-to-date perspective on prehistoric monumental architecture. The conference was also an opportunity to present the results of the DFG-Priority Program 1400 'Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation. On the origin and development of Neolithic large-scale buildings and the emergence of early complex societies in Northern Central Europe' which focused the appearance of monumentality in the context of Neolithic Funnel Beaker communities. These proceedings present the result of this conference, covering topics such as monuments made of stone, wood and earth, as well as interpretative aspects such as the importance of monumentality for landscape construction and the social significance of monumentality. They comprise of wide-ranging case studies with a continental scope that illustrate the manifold implications and manifestations of monumentality. They also demonstrate the need of holistic approaches and the integration of diverse data sets for the understanding of a phenomenon of such complexity. For a wider understanding of varying forms of monumentality, ethnoarchaeological studies on megaliths from different continents were integrated as well. The conference proceedings show that the construction of monuments may have been driven by very different factors and was embedded in diverse contexts of social organisation, thus being a highly variable and transformative phenomenon.
Download or read book The Megaliths of Northern Europe written by Magdalena Midgley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North European megaliths are among the most enduring structures built in prehistory; they are imbued with symbolic meanings which embody physical and conceptual ideas about the nature of the world inhabited by the first Northern farmers. The Megaliths of Northern Europe provides a much needed up-to-date synthesis of the material available on these monuments, incorporating the results of recent research in Holland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. This research has brought to light new data on the construction of the megaliths and their role in the cultural landscape, and Magdalena Midgley offers a fascinating interpretation of the symbolism of megalithic tombs within the context of early farming communities. This wealth of new evidence suggests the Northern European megaliths were important foci in the wider north-west European context. The construction of dolmens and passage graves, using huge glacial boulders, demanded both great communal effort and considerable skill. In addition to this technical expertise the master builders also made use of their esoteric knowledge of rituals. This was expressed in the use of exotic building materials and special architectural features, and in the placement of tombs within the natural and cultural landscapes, creating new metaphors and images. Fully illustrated, this book will be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of European Prehistory, Archaeology and Prehistoric Anthropology, as well as architects who study ancient architecture and social anthropologists who study modern megaliths.
Download or read book Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe written by Chris Scarre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-08 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Monumental Cemeteries of Prehistoric Europe written by Magdalena S. Midgley and published by Revealing History (Paperback). This book was released on 2005 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on archaeological evidence, Magdalena Midgley explores the cultural and social shifts from the late Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to early farming communities. Emphasizing the importance of ceremonial and monumental landscapes as points of social interaction and the focus of beliefs, she examines the location, construction, internal arrangement, graves and burials, grave goods, human remains, and ritual treatment of the deceased.
Download or read book Monumentalizing Life in Neolithic Europe written by Anne Birgitte Gebaer and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume discuss the latest insights into why monumental architecture became an integral part of early farming societies in Europe and beyond.
Download or read book Time and Stone The Emergence and Development of Megaliths and Megalithic Societies in Europe written by Bettina Schulz Paulsson and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis is concerned with the dating of megaliths in Europe and is based on 2410 available radiocarbon results and the application of a Bayesian statistical framework. It is, so far, the largest existing attempt to establish a supra-regional synthesis on the emergence and development of megaliths in Europe.
Download or read book Neolithic Landscapes written by Peter Topping and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of another classic Neolithic Studies Group volume. 'It is a sign of the intellectual health of a specialist study group that its deliberations can generate collections of papers of general interest. The topical issue of landscape is addressed, although with the added complication of attempting to focus on the domestic as opposed to ceremonial aspects of Neolithic life'.
Download or read book Megaliths Societies Landscapes written by Johannes Müller and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Round Mounds and Monumentality in the British Neolithic and Beyond written by Jim Leary and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design, geometry, and the metamorphosis of monuments / David Field -- " --a place where they tried their criminals" : Neolithic round mounds in Perth and Kinross / Kenneth Brophy -- Scotland's Neolithic non-megalithic round mounds : new dates, problems, and potential / Alison Sheridan -- Tynwald Hill and the round mounds of the Isle of Man / Timothy Darvill -- Recent work on the Neolithic round barrows of the upper Great Wold Valley, Yorkshire / Alex Gibson and Alex Bayliss -- "One of the most interesting barrows ever examined" : Liffs Low revisited / Roy Loveday and Alistair Barclay -- Neolithic round barrows on the Cotswolds / Timothy Darvill -- Silbury Hill : a monument in motion / Jim Leary -- The brood of Silbury? : a remote look at some other sizeable Wessex mounds / Martyn Barber [and others] -- The mystery of the hill / Jonathan Last -- The formative henge : speculations drawn from the circular traditions of Wales and adjacent counties / Steve Burrow -- Monumentality and inclusion in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland / Geraldine Stout -- Round mounds containing portal tombs / Tatjana Kytmannow -- Native American mound building traditions / Peter Topping -- The round mound is not a monument / Tim Ingold.
Download or read book Statements in Stone written by Mark Patton and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great stone monuments, or megaliths, of Western Europe have for centuries excited the popular imagination. Recent years have seen an upsurge of interest in megalith studies involving a shift in emphasis away from traditional concerns with typology, chronology and megalithic 'origins' toward attempts to understand the social significance of these monuments and the cultural dimensions of monument construction and ritual. Statements in Stone is a detailed account of the megalithic traditions of North-Western France. In any consideration of European megaliths, Brittany must be seen as a core area, standing out from most other regions by virtue of the density and diversity of monuments. The book sets the various megalithic traditions into a social context and relates monumental traditions to changing structures of social organisation. These megaliths cover a period of over 2000 years, from the earliest Neolithic to the beginning of the Bronze Age. Mark Patton shows how recent excavations have contributed much important information to our understanding of megaliths, such as the discovery of early complexes beneath passage graves and evidence for multi-phase construction of megalithic cairns and tombs. Statements in Stone is based on the most recent - and controversial - theoretical perspectives in archaeology. It will be of great interest to students of archaeology and anthropology.
