Megasites in Prehistoric Europe - Where Strangers and Kinsfolk Met (Paperback)

This is an Element about some of the largest sites known in prehistoric Europe - sites so vast that they often remain undiscussed for lack of the theoretical or methodological tools required for their understanding. Here, the authors use a relational, comparative approach to identify not only what made megasites but also what made megasites so special and so large. They have selected a sample of megasites in each major period of prehistory - Neolithic, Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages - with a detailed examination of a single representative megasite for each period. The relational approach makes explicit comparisons between smaller, more 'normal' sites and the megasites using six criteria - scale, temporality, deposition / monumentality, formal open spaces, performance and congregational catchment. The authors argue that many of the largest European prehistoric megasites were congregational places.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Elements in the Archaeology of Europe
Release date:	October 2022
Authors:	Bisserka Gaydarska • John Chapman
Dimensions:	151 x 229 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	75
ISBN-13:	978-1-00-909660-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology
LSN:	1-00-909660-5
Barcode:	9781009096607

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