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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Megalithic"”.
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Physical, social and intellectual landscapes in the Neolithic: contextualizing Scottish and Irish Megalithic architecture
… perception of being in place. Three groups of megalithic mortuary monuments of quite different formal characteristics, constructed and used predominantly during the fourth and third millennia BC, are analyzed in detail within their landscape setting: a series of Clyde tombs on the Isle of Arran …
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Is there evidence of intentionality of sky involvement in the prehistoric megalithic sites of Mnajdra in Malta?
This dissertation addresses the question of whether the prehistoric Mnajdra Temples in Malta were intentionally constructed to face astronomical events in the sky. Using a combination of archeoastronomical fieldwork measurements, photography, phenomenology and experimental archaeoastronomy, the …
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The utilisation of context clues within an interactive VR environment
… reality puzzle game. The level is themed as a megalithic temple, and the focus is on providing the player with subtle contextual clues within the surrounding environment on how to solve the puzzles. This is done by exploiting the inworld physics and interactions enabled through the medium of …
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The Neolithic Settlement of the Yorkshire Dales
… with architectural influences from both the megalithic and earthen barrow building traditions apparent. The accepted chronologies of several of the larger burial cairns are challenged, burial practices are reviewed, and regional-scale mobility is suggested. As a later Neolithic phenomenon, …
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Architetture arcaiche. Invarianti tipo-morfologiche e principi dello spazio nuragico
… coordinates within the context of the megalithic phenomenon. It investigates modes of manifestation and primary operations, ultimately focusing on the case study of Sardinia, “the windy archaic land set between sea and sky,” the birthplace of the Nuragic culture’s architectural …
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Megalitos en el espacio : aplicación de un Sistema de Información Geográfica al estudio de los yacimientos dolménicos y tumulares de la provincia de Burgos
… of a detailed inventory of the more than 600 megalithic sites in the province of Burgos, of which 304 have been analyzed using a Geographic Information System (GIS) with over 404 characteristics of the territory. The hypothesis is that the heterogeneous distribution of these prehistoric …
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The setting and practice of open-air judicial assemblies in medieval Scotland: a multidisciplinary study
… of prehistoric features such as cairns and megalithic remains for courts is a widespread phenomenon, not restricted to royal centres. The pre-Christian cultic qualities of early historic central places are illustrated and the close association of early church sites and judicial assembly …