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Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic: Landscapes, Monuments and Memory
Mark Edmonds
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Description for Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic: Landscapes, Monuments and Memory
Paperback. This text provides insights into early prehistory to students of archaeology and landscape history, and all those interested in what life in prehistoric Britain might really have been like. Num Pages: 186 pages, 39 line figures, 22 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
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 causewayed sites in Britain; rather they use them as case ... Read more
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 causewayed sites in Britain; rather they use them as case ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415204323
SKU
V9780415204323
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About Mark Edmonds
Mark Edmonds is Senior Lecturer in landscape archaeology at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of Stone Tools and Society.
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