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Author: Trevor Garnham
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book looks at archaeological remains as architecture with inherent meaning. In this study an architect draws on research, fieldwork, mythology, anthropology, religion and folklore to elucidate the meaning of the stone remains and the cosmos they represented.
Author: Randall Thomas
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0415360889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis well-illustrated 'think piece' provides a much needed and topical philosophical introduction to the place of environmental design in architecture. Written by highly respected authors, this is an excellent guide for practitioners, students and academics.
Author: Caroline Wickham-Jones
Publisher: Windgather Press
Published: 2014-04-30
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1909686530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe archaeological sites of Orkney give us an unparalleled glimpse into prehistory. Inscribed as the 'Heart of Neolithic Orkney' World Heritage Site in 1999, four great monuments - the village of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness and the burial mound of Maeshowe - are also at the center of the archipelago's story. This book looks at what makes these monuments so special. Caroline Wickham-Jones explores the Neolithic world in which they were built, how they came to be a focus through the ages, and what they mean today. Picts, saints, Vikings, antiquarians and tourists populate Orkney's past: a history which is channeled through these 'dances of stones'. This new second edition replaces the highly successful and widely used first edition, which sold over 1,000 copies. The text has been fully updated to take account of recent discoveries and research including the now world famous site Ness of Brodgar. In addition there are over thirty new images including stunning photographs of Orkney's archaeology and landscape.
Author: Julian Heath
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-11-07
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1538120925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAbundant prehistoric remains survive in the wide landscapes of Europe, but none are arguably as fascinating or awe-inspiring as the “megalithic” (after the Greek megas: great, and lithos: stone) monuments built by the people who lived here during the three hugely important periods of European prehistory known respectively as the Neolithic, the Copper Age, and the Bronze Age. These huge, prehistoric stone structures can still be found scattered in their thousands across Europe and provide a tentative but evocative link to their builders, and to Europe’s distant past. From the Mediterranean islands to the colder climes of Scandinavia, Exploring Megalithic Europe takes readers to many European countries, examining both famous and lesser-known megalithic monuments and looking at what insights these remarkable reminders of prehistoric life may provide into the ancient communities responsible for their construction.
Author: Roderick Kemsley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-07
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1136260927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe dwelling is the most fundamental building type, nowhere more so than in the open landscape. This book can be read in a number of ways. It is first a book about houses and particularly the theme ‘dwelling and the land’. It examines the poetic and prosaic issues inherent in claiming a piece of the landscape to live on. It could also be seen as a kind of road map, full of both warnings and encouragements for all those involved with, or just interested in, the making of houses. That the domestic realm and the landscape can be vehicles for significant architectural insights is hardly an original observation. However this book seeks to bring the two topics together in a unique way. In exploring a building type that lies on the cusp of what is commonly understood as ‘building’ and ‘architecture’, it asks fundamental questions about what the very nature of architecture is. Who indeed is the architect and what is their role in the process of creating meaningful buildings?
Author: George Terence Meaden
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 224
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Twigger
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2020-04-23
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1474609074
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch on the South Coast to Old Sarum to Stonehenge, to Avebury, to Notgrove barrow, to Meon Hill in the midlands, to Thor's Cave, to Arbor Low stone circle, to Mam Tor, to Ilkley in Yorkshire and its three stone circles and the Swastika Stone, to several forts and camps in Northumberland to Lindisfarne (plus about thirty more sites en route). A single dead straight line following 1 degree 50 West up Britain. No other north-south straight line goes through so many ancient sites of such significance. Was it just a suggestive coincidence or were they built intentionally? Twigger walks the line, which takes him through Birmingham, Halifax and Consett as well as Salisbury Plain, the Peak district, and the Yorkshire moors. With a planning schedule that focused more on reading about shamanism and beat poetry than hardening his feet up, he sets off ever hopeful. He wild-camps along the way, living like a homeless bum, with a heart that starts stifled but ends up soaring with the beauty of life. He sleeps in a prehistoric cave, falls into a river, crosses a 'suicide viaduct' and gets told off by a farmer's wife for trespassing; but in this simple life he finds woven gold. He walks with others and he walks alone, ever alert to the incongruities of the edgelands he is journeying through.
Author: Bill Martin
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1988-10-15
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780805009477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalking down a dark lonely road on an errand one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dread Ghost-Eye tree.
Author: Baltimore County (Md.). Board of School Commissioners
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 678
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781403483331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe mystery of crop circles has puzzled people for years. What causes them to appear so suddenly? Could crop circles be messages from outer space? Can we get to the bottom of this mystery using science and logic, or will it continue to mystify us forever? Discover all of the theories, from the reasonable to the ridiculous, then decide for yourself what to believe. Learn how scientists analyze and explain fakes and hoaxes. This book includes eyewitness accounts, dramatic photographs, up-to-date information, a glossary, further resources, and web search tips.
