The significance of monuments
Bradley, Richard
The significance of monuments : on the shaping of human experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe / Richard Bradley - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - xii, 179 pages 24cm.
The book studies the importance of monuments, tracing their history for nearly three millennia from their first creation over six thousand years ago. Part I discusses how monuments developed and their role in forming a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric Europe. Such features of the landscape as mounds and enclosures are also examined in detail. Through a series of case studies, Part II considers how monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society." "The Significance of Monuments is an indispensable text for all students of European prehistory. It is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating period."--Jacket
9780415152044
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History
History of ancient world (to ca. 499)
Europe north & west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499
Antiquities.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Bronze age -- Europe.
Neolithic period -- Europe.
Neolithic period.
936 BRA
The significance of monuments : on the shaping of human experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe / Richard Bradley - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - xii, 179 pages 24cm.
The book studies the importance of monuments, tracing their history for nearly three millennia from their first creation over six thousand years ago. Part I discusses how monuments developed and their role in forming a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric Europe. Such features of the landscape as mounds and enclosures are also examined in detail. Through a series of case studies, Part II considers how monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society." "The Significance of Monuments is an indispensable text for all students of European prehistory. It is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating period."--Jacket
9780415152044
Segment Book Distributors :22, Prakash Deep 1st Floor Delhi Medical Association Road Daryaganj New Delhi
History
History of ancient world (to ca. 499)
Europe north & west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499
Antiquities.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Bronze age -- Europe.
Neolithic period -- Europe.
Neolithic period.
936 BRA
