Orientation of prehistoric monuments in Britain : a reassessment /
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...
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Archaeopress Archaeology,
2021.
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021. "extensive online image archive"--Home page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (704 pages) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781789697063 (PDF ebook) : |