Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic - Landscapes, Monuments and Memory (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

The causewayed enclosures of the neolithic era were the first monumental structures in the British Isles. But the uses to which these vast concentric rings of raised walkways were put remains confused. Archaeological evidence suggests that these sites had many different, and often contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survives. How can archaeologists present an effective interpretation, 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 raise central issues which occur in all archaeological interpretation, especially in sites that have been put to a variety of uses over time. The authors have not tried to provide a comprehensive review of the archaeology of all these causewayed sites in Britain, but rather to use them as case studies in the development of an arcaheological interpretation. These techniques and approaches can be applied to sites of many periods.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	May 1999
Authors:	Mark Edmonds
Foreword by:	Barbara Bender
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	186
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-07677-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
LSN:	0-415-07677-3
Barcode:	9780415076777

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