Ancestral geographies of the Neolithic : landscapes, monuments and memory / Mark Edmonds.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index.

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Chapter 1 Settings and scenes -- chapter 2 Origins -- chapter 3 Ancestral geographies -- chapter 4 Keeping to the path -- chapter 5 Working stone -- chapter 6 A gift from the ancestors -- chapter 7 The living and the dead -- chapter 8 Attending to the dead -- chapter 9 A time and a place for enclosure -- chapter 10 Drawing the line -- chapter 11 Arenas of value -- chapter 12 The pattern of things -- chapter 13 Changes in the land -- chapter 14 Post excavation.

Archaeological evidence suggests that Neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survives. How can archaeologists present an effective interpetation, with the consciousness that both their own subjectivity, and the variety of conflicting views will determine their approach. Because these sites have become a focus for so much controversy, the problem of presenting them to the public assumes a critical importance. The authors do not seek to provide a comprehensive review of the archaeology of all these caus.

English.

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