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Places of Special Virtue - Megaliths in the Neolithic landscapes of Wales (Paperback)
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Places of Special Virtue - Megaliths in the Neolithic landscapes of Wales (Paperback)
Series: Cardiff Studies in Archaeology, 16
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This volume explores the landscape settings of megalithic chambered
monuments in Wales. Set against a broader theoretical discussion on
the significance of the landscape, the authors consider the role of
visual landscapes in prehistory, meanings attached to the
landscape, and the values and beliefs invested in it. Wales is rich
in Neolithic monuments, but the general absence of certain classic
monumental forms found in the rest of Britain and Ireland, such as
causewayed enclosures, henges, and cursus monuments, seems to have
marginalised the Welsh record from many wider discussions on the
Neolithic. Instead of seeing Wales as an area which lacks many of
these 'classic' components, Cummings and Whittle argue that Wales
has its own unique and individual Neolithic which is simply
different from the Neolithic found further to the east. It is
suggested that this difference may relate to an essentially mobile
existence, with strong links back to the Mesolithic period. The
authors present three detailed case studies, examining the settings
of sites in south-west, north-west and south-east Wales. They
outline the history of research for each region, including the
previous classification of the monuments and any excavations, and
describe the specific landscape settings of the monuments. They
assess the significance of a variety of landscape features which
would have been visible from the monuments, in particular
emphasising the mythological and symbolic significance of the sea,
rivers and mountains. An illustrated inventory of sites completes
the volume.
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