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Bezig met laden... Orcadia: Land, Sea and Stone in Neolithic Orkney (editie 2020)door Mark Edmonds (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. In 2017 my wife and I visited the Orkney Islands. We only had 2 days, so it was limited to the highlights (Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, Maeshowe). But that was enough to see that this very northern archipelago must have been a special place in Neolithic times: the megalithic monuments are very remarkable both quantitatively and qualitatively, because all built of stone (and we owe their preservation to that) in the period between about 3200 and 2500 BCE, so all in all in a quite limited period. Archaeologist Mark Edmonds does not limit himself to a dry overview of the finds, but also tries to really empathize with the 'mindset' of the people who built the houses, monuments, and ceremonial places, including what went into it in terms of world view, organizational skills, social interaction, etc. This is a remarkable book about a remarkable area. Some more remarks in my History account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4205744892 ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A lyrical account of the prehistory and archaeology of the Orkney archipelago, and a uniquely appealing fusion of archaeological, historical and topographic writing, rooted in knowledge of and deep affection for one of the most ancient and distinctive landscapes in the British Isles. The Orcadian archipelago is a museum of archaeological wonders. The Orcadian Neolithic is home to some of the best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe: here we can find evidence of a dynamic society with connections binding Orkney to Ireland, to southern Britain and to continental Europe. Yet there is much that remains unknown about the societies that created these sites. In Orcadia, Mark Edmonds traces the development of the Orcadian Neolithic from the early fourth millennium BC through to the end of the period nearly two thousand years later, using artefacts, architecture and the wider landscape to recreate the lives of Neolithic communities across the region. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)936.1132History and Geography Ancient World Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499 British Isles to 410WaarderingGemiddelde:
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