Reading Between the Lines explores the enigmatic but important monument of the Neolithic landscape, the cursus. The book moves beyond a simple morphological description to considers what we can say about these monuments in light of several decades of aerial reconnaissance and excavation in Scotland. Brophy explores the idiosyncrasies of
Reading Between the Lines explores the enigmatic but important monument of the Neolithic landscape, the cursus. The book moves beyond a simple morphological description to considers what we can say about these monuments in light of several decades of aerial reconnaissance and excavation in Scotland. Brophy explores the idiosyncrasies of
Kenny Brophy is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow and Joint co-ordinator of the Neolithic Studies Group.
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PART 1: THE SITES AND THEIR CONTEXT 1. 'The weirdest type of field monument in the country' 2. How do you solve a problem like a cursus? 3. Bust and boom 4. Ditches and banks, pits and postholes 5. Cursus world PART 2: THE EVIDENCE REVIEWED 1. Grand designs 2. Special places 3. Remaking the land PART 3: INTERPRETATIONS 1. Rearranging trees 2. Tracing lines across the land 3. 'The start of a tale already concluded' Site list References and further reading
PART 1: THE SITES AND THEIR CONTEXT 1. 'The weirdest type of field monument in the country' 2. How do you solve a problem like a cursus? 3. Bust and boom 4. Ditches and banks, pits and postholes 5. Cursus world PART 2: THE EVIDENCE REVIEWED 1. Grand designs 2. Special places 3. Remaking the land PART 3: INTERPRETATIONS 1. Rearranging trees 2. Tracing lines across the land 3. 'The start of a tale already concluded' Site list References and further reading
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