| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 From Body to Place to Landscape A Phenomenological Perspective; 2 Sprouting Rhizomes and Giant Axes Experiencing Breton Menhirs; 3 From Honey to Ochre; 4 Frozen Waves and Anomalous Stones; 5 Conclusions The Past as Dreamwork; References; Index |
| Summary |
With Wayne Bennett From the silky wax qualities of the surfaces of some quartz menhirs to the wood-grain textures of others, to the golden honeycombed limestones of Malta, to the icy frozen waves of the Cambrian sandstone of south-east Sweden, t his book investigates the sensuous material qualities of stone. Tactile sensations, sonorous qualities, colour, and visual impressions are all shown to play a vital part in our understanding of the power and significance of prehistoric monuments in r elation to their landscapes. In The Materiality of Stone, Christopher Tilley presents a radically ne |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Megalithic monuments.
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Architecture, Prehistoric
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Landscape settlement patterns, Prehistoric
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megalithic monuments.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Architecture, Prehistoric
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Megalithic monuments
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bennett, Wayne, 1954-
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| ISBN |
1423747313 |
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9781423747314 |
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1845205782 |
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9781845205782 |
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