Orientation of prehistoric monuments in britain: a reassessment
Auteur :
Marshall, Alistair
Éditeur :
Archaeopress
ISBN :
9781789697056
Date de publication :
8 juil. 2021
Dimensions :
27,6 x 20,3 x 3,7 cm
Poids :
2800 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.