Pollard, J. and Ruggles, C. (2001). Shifting perceptions:. Cambridge Archaeol J 11 (1). Vol 11(1), pp. 69-90.
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Shifting perceptions: | ||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
spatial order, cosmology, and patterns of deposition at Stonehenge | ||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Cambridge Archaeol J 11 (1) | ||||||
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Cambridge Archaeological Journal | ||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
11 (1) | ||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
69 - 90 | ||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
The changing cosmological symbolism incorporated in Phases 1 and 2 at Stonehenge is reviewed in the light of new evidence from patterns of deposition prior to the construction of the bluestone and sarsen stone settings. The early structure of the monument and attendant depositional practices embodies a scheme of radial division, including a symbolic quartering primarily demarcated by solstitial rising and setting points. Through sustained ritual practice, however, the motions of the moon came increasingly to be referenced through deposition, particularly of cremations. This evidence seems to contradict earlier claims of a sudden shift in and around Wessex during the mid-third millennium BC from a predominantly lunar to a predominantly solar cosmology. It suggests instead that interest in solar and lunar events did not necessarily preclude each other and that over the centuries there was a process of subtle change involving the continual reworking of symbolic schemes emphasizing a sense of `timelessness' and the unchanging order of the universe. | ||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2001 | ||||||
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26 Jun 2001 |
