"This volume of sixteen papers is dedicated to James R. McCredie in celebration of his outstanding contribution to the excavation and study of the sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Greek island of Samothrace. The papers focus mainly on the art and archaeology of Samothrace, whi…
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Dedication: Andrew Townsend -- Introduction: George Nash & Andrew Townsend -- 1. Collective spaces and material expressions: ritual practice and island identities in Neolithic Gotland -- 2. Monuments from…
Insel - Neolithikum - Ritual - Bestattungssitte - landschaftliche Raumgestaltung - Gotland - Orkney - Channel Islands - Guernsey - Scilly Isles - Zypern - Kreta - Sizilien - Malta - Korsika - Sardinien
Insel - Neolithikum - Ritual - Bestattungssitte - landschaftliche Raumgestaltung - Gotland - Orkney - Channel Islands - Guernsey - Scilly Isles - Zypern - Kreta - Sizilien - Malta - Korsika - Sardinien
The papers presented here explore the physicality, and levels of insularity of individual islands and island groups during prehistory through a series of case studies on Neolithic island archaeology.
Insel - Neolithikum - Ritual - Bestattungssitte - landschaftliche Raumgestaltung - Gotland - Orkney - Channel Islands - Guernsey - Scilly Isles - Zypern - Kreta - Sizilien - Malta - Korsika - Sardinien.
"What constitutes an island and the archaeology contained within? Is it the physicality of its boundary (between shoreline and sea)? Does this physical barrier extend further into a watery zone? Archaeologically, can islands be defined by cultural heritage and influence? Clearly…