Semiotics of Landscape: Archaeology of Mind (Paperback)

A thought provoking collection of essays which take a cognitive approach to landscape, examining the phenomonology and symbolism of landscapes and monuments. The contributions are: Establishing a discourse: the language of landscape ( George Children and George Nash ); Monumentality and the landscape: long chambered tombs around the Black Mountains ( George Nash ); Places as timemarks- the social construction of prehistoric landscapes ( John Chapman ); Dancing in space: rock art of the Campo Lameiro Valley, Spain ( George Nash ); Towards a phenomonology of building: the Neolithic long mound at La Commune-Seche, Normandy ( Trevor Kirk ); From settlements to monuments: site succession in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Jutland ( I. J. N. Thorpe ); Christian landscapes of pagan monuments-a radical constructivist perspective ( Cornelius Holtorf ); The materially-structured social enviroment of the Maltese islands ( Andrew Townsend ); Experiencing space and symmetry: the use, destruction and abandonment of La Hougue Bie Neolithic Passage Grave, Jersey ( George Nash ).

General

Imprint:	Bar Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Archaeological Reports International Series
Release date:	December 1997
Editors:	George Nash
Dimensions:	297 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	129
ISBN-13:	978-0-86054-854-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General
LSN:	0-86054-854-6
Barcode:	9780860548546

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