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Archaeological evidence suggests that neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence surviveshow can archaeologists present an effective interpetation, with the consciousness that both their own subjectivity, and the variety of conflicting views will determine their approachbecause these sites have become a focus for so much controversy, the problem of presenting them to the public assumes a critical importancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors do not seek to provide a comprehensive review of the archaeology of all these causewayed sites in britain; rather they use them as case studies in the development of an archaeological interpetationoxfam bookshop leeds 173ppin as new condition
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover this volume brings together papers presented at a conference entitled "the neolithic transition in europe: looking back - looking forward," held in venice ineighteen chapters by a distinguished list of academics address a range of current issues, including: the origins of agriculture; the neolithic transition in southern, central, and northern europe; genetic and linguistic aspects of the neolithic; and future prospects for research and analysissee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The core is set with neolithic quartza large pendant on a necklace made of third grade silverthe pendant hangs on facetted barrels which have been chained togetherthe jewel is beautifully shaped with leaves, shell patterns and an eaglewill be shipped registered and insured (with track & trace)in perfect conditionmeasurements: length: 51 cmpendant: width 5the pendant is handmade
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place ever since neolithic times greek lands lay open to cultural imports from western asia: agriculture, metal-working, writing, religious institutions, artistic fashions, musical instruments, and much moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreover the last sixty years scholars have increasingly become aware of links connecting early greek poetry with the literatures of mesopotamia, anatolia, canaan, and israelprevious owner's inscriptionhis survey embraces hesiod, the homeric epics, the lyric poets, and aeschylus, and concludes with an illuminating discussion of possible avenues of transmission between the orient and greecevery good conditionhe believes that an age has dawned in which hellenists will no more be able to ignore the near eastern literature than latinists can ignore greekmartin west's new book far surpasses previous studies in comprehensiveness, demonstrating these links with massive and detailed documentation and showing that they are much more fundamental and pervasive than has hitherto been acknowledged
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These papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the upper palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called neolithic revolution? the contributors to this volume are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspectiveoxfam bookshop leeds 259ppthe ideas presented here form a major addition to the widespread current interest in evolutionary theory as applied to human behavioursee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguitiesthe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistorypart two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodpart one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europeoxfam bookshop leeds 179ppother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedstarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplesin as new conditionthe significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years later
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It starts with the late neolithic age and ends in the present century, though a considerable proportion of the book is devoted to the previous two or three hundred yearsportmarnock: its people and townlands, by garry ahernvery good condition, almost as newthere is a detailed bibliography and index at the endsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefingal country librariesthis sturdily printed and handsomely illustrated local history is clearly a labour of loveanyone who loves the smaller towns and villages of eire will find much of interest in this book
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Moving from neolithic families, exiled hermits and ambitious royal dynasties to highland shieling girls, peasant poets, enlightenment philosophers and iconoclastic artists, it places our people, our ideas and our passions at the heart of our architecture and archaeologyfollow kathleen jamie as she searches for the traces of our first family hearths in the cairngorms and makes a midsummer journey to shetland to meet the unlikely new inhabitants of an iron age brochthis is the remarkable story how we have shaped our buildings and how our buildings, in turn, have shaped ustravelling across the country, from abandoned islands and lonely glens to the heart of our modern cities, these five authors seek out the diverse narrative of the scottish peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccompany james robertson as he goes from the standing stones of callanish to the humble cottage of hugh macdiarmid - via the engineering colossus of the forth rail bridgewriters kathleen jamie, alexander mccall smith, alistair moffat, james robertson and james crawford pick twenty-five buildings to tell the story of the nationand journey with james crawford from a packed crowd in hampden park, to an off-the-grid eco-bothy on the isle of eiggjoin alistair moffat as he discovers a lost whisky village in the wilds of strathconon, and climbs up through the vertiginous layers of history in edinburgh castle experience a new history of scotland told through its placeswho built scotland is a landmark exploration of scotland's social, political and cultural historiestour the wondrous and macabre surgeons' hall with alexander mccall smith, or walk with him over sacred ground to iona's ancient abbeyoxfam shop kendal as new
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