The Megaliths of Finistere on Old Postcards
The Megaliths of Finistere on Old Postcards

Author: Phil Watson

Publisher:

Published: 2019-02-26

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9781795487290

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The third volume in this series covers the early postcards of the megaliths of Finistere. It identifies over 340 postcards issued by 45 different publishers covering 83 sites. Over 330 of these are illustrated in the book. It follows the same format as previous volumes and includes appendices listing individual print runs and a cartoliste for the megaliths of Finistere. The introduction again contains some interesting observations on individual editors and has the usual sections on animation, rural life, destruction and damage, christianisation and legends, estimated production figures and market analysis. If you are a collector of French postcards this book will be of interest. If you are passionate about megaliths it will be of interest. If you are both it is a must.

The Megaliths of Carnac on Old Postcards
The Megaliths of Carnac on Old Postcards

Author: Phil Watson

Publisher:

Published: 2018-04-23

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9781980301356

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This book attempts to provide a comprehensive survey of postcards showing the megalithic sites of Carnac produced between the late 1890s and the 1920s. It has identified over 300 cards issued by 39 editors covering 21 sites. Over 260 of these are illustrated in the book. Two appendices present a preliminary list of different print runs for each card (over 1100) and a cartoliste for the Carnac megaliths. It has thrown up some interesting observations on individual editors and other issues. If you are a collector of French postcards this book will be of interest. If you are passionate about megaliths it will be of interest. If you are both it is a must.

The Megaliths of Morbihan (excluding Carnac) on Old Postcards
The Megaliths of Morbihan (excluding Carnac) on Old Postcards

Author: Phil Watson

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-20

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9781983242939

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The second volume in this series covers postcards of megalithic sites in Morbihan except those in Carnac which were presented in volume 1. It has identified over 370 cards by 45 different publishers and covering 66 megalithic sites. More than 300 of these are illustrated in the book. It again includes a cartoliste and a list of over 1100 individual print runs.

Guide to the Megaliths of the Lot
Guide to the Megaliths of the Lot

Author: François Faille

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-27

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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European megalithism dates mainly from the Neolithic and will last until the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) from 5000 to 2000 BC. Fifty thousand dolmens have been recorded in the world, including twenty thousand in Europe, although these are unevenly distributed according to the regions. The French department with the most dolmens is not found in Brittany or on the Atlantic coast as one might believe it! Finistère and Morbihan, the two departments with the most dolmens in Brittany, each have around 350 dolmens, where the south of France has several thousand. The Aveyron is the leader with about 1000 dolmens, followed by the Ardèche and the Lot with about 800 dolmens each. Megalithism developed where men could easily extract and transport large slabs of stone. In the Lot, former territory of Quercy, these technical constraints explain the concentration of megaliths on the Causses de Gramat, Saint-Chels and Limogne, limestone being the most commonly used material. This book presents the location, map in support, dolmens of the Lot department (46 - France) classified or listed as Historical Monuments.

The Pariahs of Yesterday
The Pariahs of Yesterday

Author: Leslie Page Moch

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2012-03-30

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0822351838

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This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration studies to theories about state projects of assimilation and about cultures of inclusion and exclusion.

Under the Mediterranean
Under the Mediterranean

Author: Honor Frost

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 9781782979616

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Honor Frost has written a travel book with this difference: her journeys have extended below the surface of the sea. Her accounts of these regions can be compared with the writings of early travellers who, unhampered by overspecialization, recorded a variety of observations on completely unknown places. In setting down her direct experience she has thrown new light on the much discussed submect of underwater archaeology. This book contains 22 colour and 28 monochrome photographs by well known divers, also 52 plans and drawings by the author illustrating her arguments. It is addressed to travell.