| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 191 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Prehistoric Society research paper ; number 3 |
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Prehistoric Society research paper ; no. 3.
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| Summary |
"Stone monuments and objects are highly accessible today and formed a focus for engagement, transformation and re-use in the past. Stone is inextricably linked to ideas of monumentality and remembrance. It formed an active medium in the creation of identities and memory in a range of social contexts and practices, including the embodied, performative and incorporated practices of daily activities and traditions. It can be argued that the material presence and physical character of stone objects and monuments were not only actively harnessed in these encounters, but were also the very stuff from which social relations were derived, perceived and thought through. This volume explores the power and effect of stone through the meanings that emerged out of people's engagement and encounters with its physical properties. Focused primarily on the Neolithic and Bronze Age of Atlantic Europe it brings together authors working on the materiality (materialitas) of stone via stone objects, rock art, monuments and quarrying activity. This highlights the connections that cross-cut what are traditionally seen as disparate research areas within the archaeological discipline."--Back cover |
| Notes |
Papers originally presented at a conference held at University College Dublin in March, 2007 |
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"Published in association with the UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English, with abstracts in French and German |
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Print version record |
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Megalithic monuments -- Europe -- Congresses
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Sculpture, Prehistoric -- Europe -- Congresses
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Stone implements -- Europe -- Congresses
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Neolithic period -- Europe -- Congresses
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Bronze age -- Europe -- Congresses
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Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe -- Congresses
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities
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Antiquities, Prehistoric
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Bronze age
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Megalithic monuments
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Neolithic period
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Sculpture, Prehistoric
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Stone implements
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Megalith
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Materialität
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Europe -- Antiquities -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Europe
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Europa
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Connor, Blaze, editor.
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Cooney, Gabriel, editor.
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Chapman, John, 1951- editor.
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Humanities Institute of Ireland.
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| ISBN |
9781782973614 |
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1782973613 |
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9781782973638 |
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178297363X |
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