Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment

Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment
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Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 704
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ISBN-10 : 9781789697063
ISBN-13 : 1789697069
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Book Synopsis Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment by : Alistair Marshall

Download or read book Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment written by Alistair Marshall and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reassesses major axial alignment at many megalithic ritual and funerary monuments (Neolithic to Bronze Age) in Britain and Ireland, not in terms of abstract astronomical concerns, but as an expression of repeated seasonal propitiation involving community, agrarian economy and ancestry in an attempt to mitigate variable environmental conditions.


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