Camilla Briault
Biographic Data
| ID | 1419072 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Camilla Briault |
| GIVEN NAMES | Camilla |
| FAMILY NAME | Briault |
| SIGNATURE | BRIAULT C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
High Fidelity or Chinese Whispers? Cult Symbols and Ritual Transmission in the Bronze Age Aegean
The reproduction of ritual practices has long been a concern of social anthropology, but has been largely neglected in archaeology, where the time-depth is potentially better suited to investigating the mechanisms behind ritual stability and change. This paper proposes a quantitative methodology for exploring the long-term transmission of ritual practices, using material from the Bronze Age Aegean as a case study. It is argued that through charti…
High Fidelity or Chinese Whispers? Cult Symbols and Ritual Transmission in the Bronze Age Aegean
The reproduction of ritual practices has long been a concern of social anthropology, but has been largely neglected in archaeology, where the time-depth is potentially better suited to investigating the mechanisms behind ritual stability and change. This paper proposes a quantitative methodology for exploring the long-term transmission of ritual practices, using material from the Bronze Age Aegean as a case study. It is argued that through charti…
Making mountains out of molehills in the Bronze Age Aegean
Cretan peak sanctuaries have long attracted interest for their topographical characteristics, and several studies have emphasized the inter-visibility of groups of peak sanctuaries, and their location within sight of settlements and upland pastures. By contrast, it is argued here that, while the prominence of peak sanctuaries within the landscape clearly contributed to their wide and rapid spread as a type of ritual space, the location on a mount…
Making mountains out of molehills in the Bronze Age Aegean
Cretan peak sanctuaries have long attracted interest for their topographical characteristics, and several studies have emphasized the inter-visibility of groups of peak sanctuaries, and their location within sight of settlements and upland pastures. By contrast, it is argued here that, while the prominence of peak sanctuaries within the landscape clearly contributed to their wide and rapid spread as a type of ritual space, the location on a mount…
High Fidelity or Chinese Whispers? Cult Symbols and Ritual Transmission in the Bronze Age Aegean
The reproduction of ritual practices has long been a concern of social anthropology, but has been largely neglected in archaeology, where the time-depth is potentially better suited to investigating the mechanisms behind ritual stability and change. This paper proposes a quantitative methodology for exploring the long-term transmission of ritual practices, using material from the Bronze Age Aegean as a case study. It is argued that through charti…
High Fidelity or Chinese Whispers? Cult Symbols and Ritual Transmission in the Bronze Age Aegean
The reproduction of ritual practices has long been a concern of social anthropology, but has been largely neglected in archaeology, where the time-depth is potentially better suited to investigating the mechanisms behind ritual stability and change. This paper proposes a quantitative methodology for exploring the long-term transmission of ritual practices, using material from the Bronze Age Aegean as a case study. It is argued that through charti…
High Fidelity or Chinese Whispers? Cult Symbols and Ritual Transmission in the Bronze Age Aegean
The reproduction of ritual practices has long been a concern of social anthropology, but has been largely neglected in archaeology, where the time-depth is potentially better suited to investigating the mechanisms behind ritual stability and change. This paper proposes a quantitative methodology for exploring the long-term transmission of ritual practices, using material from the Bronze Age Aegean as a case study. It is argued that through charti…
Making mountains out of molehills in the Bronze Age Aegean
Cretan peak sanctuaries have long attracted interest for their topographical characteristics, and several studies have emphasized the inter-visibility of groups of peak sanctuaries, and their location within sight of settlements and upland pastures. By contrast, it is argued here that, while the prominence of peak sanctuaries within the landscape clearly contributed to their wide and rapid spread as a type of ritual space, the location on a mount…
Ancient history (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works) · Cult (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Prehistory (3 works) · Ancient Near East History (2 works)