The materiality of stone
Subtitle: Explorations in landscape phenomenology
By: Christopher Tilley with the assistance of Wayne Bennett
Contributors: Bennett, Wayne, 1954-
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9781423747314; 9781845205782
Subjects: Prehistoric Architecture; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Prehistoric Landscape settlement patterns; Archaeology; Megalithic monuments
Other titles: Explorations in landscape phenomenology
Description: With Wayne Bennett From the silky wax qualities of the surfaces of some quartz menhirs to the wood-grain textures of others, to the golden honeycombed limestones of Malta, to the icy frozen waves of the Cambrian sandstone of south-east Sweden, t his book investigates the sensuous material qualities of stone. Tactile sensations, sonorous qualities, colour, and visual impressions are all shown to play a vital part in our understanding of the power and significance of prehistoric monuments in r elation to their landscapes. In The Materiality of Stone, Christopher Tilley presents a radically ne.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 From Body to Place to Landscape A Phenomenological Perspective; 2 Sprouting Rhizomes and Giant Axes Experiencing Breton Menhirs; 3 From Honey to Ochre; 4 Frozen Waves and Anomalous Stones; 5 Conclusions The Past as Dreamwork; References; Index.