Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland

ISBN-13: 9780415169769 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 296 str.

Gabriel Cooney

Opis

This volume is develoted to the Irish neolithic, using an innovative landscape and anthropological perspective to provide insights on the period. The author argues that the archaeological evidence demonstrates a much more complex picture than the current orthodoxy on Neolithic Europe, with its assumption of mobile lifestyles, suggests. He integrates the study of landscape, settlement, agriculture, material culture and burial practice to offer a picture of the complexities and the realities of neolithic lives and societies in Ireland.

Recenzje

'An important statement for Irish archaeology in general. I cannot express my support for this book enough ... this book should have a prominent place on the bookshelves of all men and women interested in Irish History, both professionally and avocationally.' - Irish Studies Review

Spis treści

List of figures and plates, Acknowledgements, 1. Looking at the Irish Neolithic – a landscape perspective, 2. Irish Neolithic landscapes, 3. Home is where the hearth is, 4. The dead are everywhere, 5. Monumental landscapes, 6. Living in a material world, 7. Local places, big issues, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Gabriel Cooney