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Megaliths of the World (Paperback): Luc Laporte, Jean-Marc Large, Laurent Nespoulous, Chris Scarre, Tara Steimer-Herbet Megaliths of the World (Paperback)
Luc Laporte, Jean-Marc Large, Laurent Nespoulous, Chris Scarre, Tara Steimer-Herbet
R4,940 Discovery Miles 49 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Megaliths of the World brings together the latest research on megalithic monuments throughout the world. Many of these sites are well known, others less familiar, yet equally deserving of close attention. Megalithic monuments in different regions of the world are far from being a single unified phenomenon, having varied chronologies, and diverse origins, but they all share a certain family resemblance through their common characteristic: the deployment of large stones. No fewer than 150 researchers have contributed 72 articles and inserts, providing a vital region-by region account of the megalithic monuments in their specialist areas, and the current state of knowledge. The insights offered in these volumes emphasize the particular character and significance of these apparently inanimate stones. The use of such large blocks must surely have been an expression of power or prestige, yet the size and materiality of the stones themselves opens up new perspectives into the meaning and symbolism of these monuments, the places from which the blocks were derived, and the way they were manipulated and shaped. Megaliths of the World takes the reader on a fascinating journey, offering new insights through encounters with megaliths and megalithic traditions that will often be new and unfamiliar. Highlighting salient themes, it provides a compendium of detailed information that will be vital to anyone interested in the phenomenon of megalithic monumentality.

Indonesian Megaliths: A Forgotten Cultural Heritage (Paperback): Tara Steimer-Herbet Indonesian Megaliths: A Forgotten Cultural Heritage (Paperback)
Tara Steimer-Herbet
R929 Discovery Miles 9 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Indonesian Megaliths: A forgotten cultural heritage' highlights aspects of Indonesian culture which are currently misunderstood and sometimes threatened by destruction. Although they are relatively recent in origin, the Indonesian megaliths offer similarities to their counterparts in the Middle East and Arabia: they reflect the rise to prominence of local chiefs in a context of acculturation which prompted the need to build megalithic monuments to bury the dead, and to honour, commemorate and communicate with ancestors. In societies of oral tradition, these stones punctuate the landscape to transmit the memory of men and social structure from one generation to the next. Based on scientific documents (articles, archaeological reports) and field visits, this new exploration clarifies various elements of the Indonesian megaliths, including their function in the daily life of the tribes and the use of certain stones for musical purposes (lithophony). In Nias, Sumba and Toraya, the megalith tradition is still alive and ethno-anthropological studies of these three regions provide a unique chance to complement the archaeological perspectives on megalithic monuments abandoned for several centuries in the rest of the Archipelago. The book includes numerous photographs documenting the monuments which were taken during the author's stay in Indonesia (2010-2013).

Classification des sepultures a superstructure lithique dans le Levant et l'Arabie occidentale - (IV e et IIIe millenaires... Classification des sepultures a superstructure lithique dans le Levant et l'Arabie occidentale - (IV e et IIIe millenaires avant J.-C.) (French, Paperback)
Tara Steimer-Herbet
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A corpus of 270 cemeterues containing around 25,000 burials have been recorded in the Levant and western Arabia dating to the 4th and 3rd millennium BC. This volume presents a discussive inventory of some of these sites, arranged according to construction type. These grave monuments with their stone-built superstructures are compared in terms of the construction techniques employed, the grave furniture or internal layout, finds, the form of the monument, their distribution and situation. Speculation on what type of society, whether nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoralists, made such monuments is presented at the end. French text.

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