Megalith Size and the Implications for Our Understanding of Contemporary Society, With Particular Reference to Cumbria, North-West England
Megalith Size and the Implications for Our Understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11446647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Clare (Liverpool John Moores University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-252 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2010.00347.x |
| OpenAlex | W2140185301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The possibility that a comparison of the size of all stones in megalithic monuments might contribute to an understanding of the societies which built them is explored. Although a number of interpretational problems are recognized, the results appear meaningful. They show that there is no simple relationship between the diameter of a stone circle and the numbers of people involved in its construction, and that larger numbers contributed to the erection of some individual standing stones. Previous suggestions that individual families consisted of four to five active adults are supported
Archaeology · Epistemology · Geography · Megalith · Simple (philosophy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2015 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |