|
Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology
|
Buy Now
Reading Between the Lines - The Neolithic Cursus Monuments of Scotland (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R4,788
Discovery Miles 47 880
|
|
|
Reading Between the Lines - The Neolithic Cursus Monuments of Scotland (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Reading Between the Lines: The Neolithic Cursus Monuments of
Scotland is the first systematic analysis of Scotland's cursus
monuments and is written by one of the foremost scholars of the
Neolithic in Scotland. Drawing on fifteen years of experience of
cropmark interpretation, as well as his involvement in several
excavations of cursus monuments and contemporary sites, Kenneth
Brophy uncovers some of the secrets of the Neolithic landscape.
While outlining the physical characteristics of the cursus, this
book also addresses the limitations of this kind of typological
description when applied to monuments which varied so remarkably in
terms of materiality and size. Moving beyond a morphological
account, Brophy considers what can be said of this diverse group of
sites, and how they were actually built and used in prehistory, in
light of several decades of aerial reconnaissance and excavation in
Scotland. Through a close study of the differences, as well as the
similarities, between these structures, this book offers a nuanced
account of cursus monuments, finally allowing this important
monument type to be better understood and placed alongside others
of the period. Offering exciting new ways of thinking about these
enigmatic yet important monuments, Reading Between the Lines: The
Neolithic Cursus Monuments of Scotland is an essential resource for
students and specialists in British prehistory, providing an
introduction to the Early Neolithic archaeology of lowland Scotland
as well as a meditation on broader aspects of monumentality and
architecture.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
