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1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Preface; 1Introduction; 1.1Introduction; 1.2Spatial and chronological framework; 1.3Past research; 1.4Research questions; 1.5Methodology; 1.5.1Database; 1.5.2Functional analysis; 1.5.3Spatial analysis; 2Theory and Interpretational Framework; 2.1 The distinction between ritual and profane; 2.2 Reconstructing structures; 2.3Isolating patterns; 2.3.1Pattern disturbing processes; 2.3.2Minimizing pattern disturbance; 2.4Interpreting patterns; 3The Funnelbeaker Culture; 3.1Introduction; 3.2The early Neolithic of the north-west European plain; 3.2.1Neolithisation. |
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3.2.2The rise of the Funnelbeaker Culture3.2.3Colonization or acculturation; the Dutch Funnelbeaker Culture; 3.3 Settlement patterns and ecology; 3.3.1Crop-cultivation as a technology; 3.3.2Settlement location and farming strategy; 3.4TRB funerary traditions; 3.4.1Introduction; 3.4.2 Megalithic tombs; 3.4.3Non-megalithic graves; 3.5Routes of exchange; 3.5.1Axes; 3.5.2Other links between the north- and west-group; 3.5.3TRB roads; 3.6TRB rituals; 3.6.1Introduction; 3.6.2Depositions; 3.6.3 Causewayed enclosures; 3.6.4Tombs, enclosures and natural places. |
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4On the Physical Attributes of Flint Axes4.1Typology and chronology; 4.2General metrical observations; 4.3TRB axes; 4.3.1Grave contexts; 4.3.2Wet context finds; 4.4 Craftsmanship; 5Functional Analysis; 5.1Introduction; 5.2General patterns; 5.3Grave contexts; 5.4Depositions; 5.4.1Unused axes; 5.5The exception to the rule; 6Spatial Analysis; 6.1Introduction; 6.2Natural landscape of depositions; 6.3Cultural landscape of depositions; 7Concluding Remarks: The Character of Depositions; 7.1Introduction; 7.2Physical properties of deposited axes; 7.3Functional analysis; 7.4Spatial analysis. |
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7.5Conclusion8Knowledge, Gifts and Sacred Possessions; 8.1Introduction; 8.2Craftsmanship; 8.2.1Knowledge and know-how; 8.2.2Cosmological knowledge; 8.2.3Cosmological knowledge and craftsmanship; 8.3Gift exchange; 8.3.1Introduction; 8.3.2Commensurability and reciprocity; 8.3.3Inalienable possessions; 8.3.4Knowledge as an inalienable possession; 8.4Sacred objects and gifts to the gods; 8.4.1Introduction; 8.4.2What makes sacred objects sacred?; 8.4.3What kind of objects are sacred objects?; 8.4.4The fourth obligation; 8.5The significance of landscapes; 8.5.1The inalienability of landscapes. |
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8.5.2Monuments as inalienable places8.5.3The significance of boundaries; 9Not-an-Axe Biography; 9.1Introduction; 9.2Composition of depositions; 9.3Deposition; 9.3.1Introduction; 9.3.2When did deposition take place?; 9.3.3Where did deposition take place?; 9.4Ochre and the significance of wrapping; 9.4.1Ethnographic examples of wrapping; 9.4.2The significance of wrapping; 9.5A life of exchange; 9.5.1Production; the start of a life of exchange; 9.5.2Exchange between knowledgeable agents; 9.6Production; 9.6.1Production sites; 9.6.2The nature and origin of meaning. |
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9.7Why were flint nodules deposited? |
| Summary |
As early as the 19th century discoveries of groups of large axes puzzled those confronted with them. The fact that most were found in waterlogged places increased the speculation as to the nature of the deposits. This thesis is concerned with the character and significance of TRB flint axe depositions. The first part is mainly concerned with the question of selective deposition and how it was structured. By means of metrical, spatial and functional analysis, patterns are explored that can shed light on the actions performed by people in the past. The second part deals with the meaning and sign. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Sociology -- Netherlands.
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Sociology. |
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Netherlands. |
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Neolithic period -- Netherlands.
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Neolithic period. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wentink, Karsten. Ceci n'est pas une hache : Neolithic Depositions in the Northern Netherlands. Havertown : Sidestone Press, ©2006 9789088900013 |
| ISBN |
9789088901119 (electronic book) |
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9088901112 (electronic book) |
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