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In an absorbing account of the archaeology and culture of Indian tribes in the Great Lakes region from 1600 to 1820, George Quimby recounts the results of decades of careful study of archaeological sites in this 1966 classic. ... Read more

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Romanesque is the style name given to the art and architecture of Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries. Coined to express the indebtedness of the artistic culture of this period to the Classical past, it has been in continuous use for two centuries and has outlived other paradigms in the study of medieval culture. The study of Romanesque as a stylistic phenomenon is today almost exclusively the preserve of art historians, particularly in the English-speaking world. In this polemical bookthe Romanesque , especially as applied to architecture, is subjected to a long overdue, theoretically-informed, archaeological inquiry. The main aim is to liberate the buildings in question from the exclusive grip of unimaginative, uncritical, and ideologically-suspect, scholarship. The book's principal interpretative argument is that the pan-European corpus of buildings described as Romanesque is a product of the fragmentation of the heritage of romanitas in the 1000s and 1100s, rather than a product of its renaissance. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Cultural Geography, published by JCG Press on October 1, 2009. The length of the article is 2452 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Twenty years after the Wall: geographical imaginaries of 'Europe' during European Union enlargement.(Introduction)(Essay)
Author: Christian Sellar
Publication: Journal of Cultural Geography (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2009
Publisher: JCG Press
Volume: 26Issue: 3Page: 253(6)

Article Type: Essay

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The study of European archaeology dates back to the 19thcentury, but the number of archaeologists, projects, and publicationshas increased greatly during the last three decades. With the collapseof the Soviet Union and the restructuring of several countries,archaeology in Europe has more opportunity for interaction andresearch than previously was possible.This comprehensive volume covers the Prehistoric period in Europe,from the earliest appearance of humans to the rise of the Roman Empireand includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic Bronze and Iron Ages.Throughout these periods, the major developments and explored usingthe archaeological data including:+ technology; + trade;+ settlement;+ warfare;+ ritual.Using methodologies and theories that were previously unknown inEurope decades ago, new discoveries and arguments are included in theresearch as well as reevaluations of previous discoveries. This workalso includes a present geographical summary and how it impacts thecurrent archaeological discoveries and research being conducted.European Prehistory: A Survey includes many comprehensive mapsand site photos. It will be a vital resource to prehistoricarchaeologists, anthropologists and historians in and outside ofEurope. ... Read more

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