Results 41 to 50 of about 14,998 (310)
The Concept of Monumentality in the Research into Neolithic Megaliths in Western France
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2019 This paper focuses on reviewing the monumentality associated with Neolithic megaliths in western France, in all its diversity. This region cannot claim to encompass the most megaliths in Europe, but it is, on the other hand, one of the rare regions ...
Luc Laporte
doaj +1 more source
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT High‐resolution and accurate synoptic images of terrestrial topography, even in densely forested areas, have proven valuable for archaeology by enabling the identification and characterization of relief patterns associated with ancient human activities. This study presents a novel approach that integrates digital terrain models (DTMs) obtained
Jhon A. Zabaleta‐Santisteban +13 more
wiley +1 more source
Monumentality in Hispanoroman cities: a social network approach
Cuadernos de Arqueología de la Universidad de Navarra, 2016 The aim of this paper is to examine the relation between monumentality and connectivity of the cities on the Iberian Peninsula during the High Empire, using spatial and social network analyses.
Pieter H.A. Houten
doaj +1 more source
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neolithic long barrows are among the earliest monumental structures in Europe, yet in many parts of Central Europe their surface expression has been largely erased by long‐term agricultural activity. This study evaluates the potential of integrated remote sensing approaches for identifying and contextualizing long barrows and associated ...
Petr Krištuf +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Counter-Non-Anti-Remembrance. The Anti-monumental Practices by TIST Collective
European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and LandscapesIn the recent decades, monumentality has been significantly reconsidered with its symbolic materiality and agency in public spaces. Counter-, non-, and anti-monumental practices have emerged on the scene of contemporary art as a new, critical mode of ...
Yulia S. Tikhomirova
doaj +1 more source
THE ICONOGRAPHIC CHOICES OF THE MINUCII AUGURINI: RE-READING RRC 242 AND 243
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2017 The coinage of the Minucii Augurini (RRC 242 and 243) has received extensive scholarly commentary (Crawford 1974, 273-6; Wiseman 1996; Evans 2011; Elkins 2015, 21-2), but a holistic comparative approach to the iconography of these two types leads to new ...
Liv Mariah Yarrow
doaj +1 more source
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Carnac alignments in Morbihan (France) are among the most famous Neolithic sites of the world. Paradoxically, they have benefited little from a thorough renewal of archaeological data over the past century. There are many reasons for this, but it is mainly because the site has been regarded more as a monument to visit and protect than as ...
Guillaume Bruniaux +6 more
wiley +1 more source
« Monuments, anti-monuments, contre-monuments »
Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre, 2022 Caillau, François +3 more
openaire +4 more sources
Monumentality and Symbolism in Bauyrzhan Doszhanov’s Tapestry Artworks
Astra Salvensis, 2019 This article examines the creative method of the young Kazakh tapestry artist Bauyrzhan Doszhanov. In mythological plots, religious motives, symbolic images, he reveals a rich ethnographic heritage of Turkic peoples, the ancient nomadic civilization of ...
Malik Floberovich MUKANOV +2 more
doaj
Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y ArqueologíaThis article explores the commemorative monumentality of the Battle of San Carlos, focusing on material evidence, documentary sources, and oral memory spanning nearly a century of monumental landscape (1935-2024) at the site of Los Cuatro Vientos ...
Carlos Landa +3 more
doaj +1 more source