Powell, A. B. (2005). The language of lineage:. European J Archaeol 8 (1). Vol 8(1), pp. 9-28.
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The language of lineage: | ||||||
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reading Irish court tomb design | ||||||
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European J Archaeol 8 (1) | ||||||
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Journal of European Archaeology | ||||||
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8 (1) | ||||||
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9 - 28 | ||||||
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The Neolithic court tombs of Ireland display variation in the ways that their component parts -- concave courts, linear galleries and individual cells -- were combined and arranged. This variation has been interpreted in the past in terms of both the diffusion of ideas and the design requirements of their builders. In this article it is suggested that the analysis of these formalized components points to central themes of the social and ritual discourse that accompanied the tombs' construction and use, the symbolism of the tombs expressing alleged lineage relationships between the living community, its ancestors and the land. It is suggested that these communities were based on one or more corporate descent groups, in some cases combining with other social units to appropriate and exploit territory, the relationships between them being symbolized and idealized in the spatial layout of the tombs' orthostatic structures. Includes French and German summaries. | ||||||
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2005 | ||||||
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07 Dec 2006 |
