{"product_id":"9781785705427","title":"Places of Special Virtue: Megaliths in the Neolithic landscapes of Wales","description":"This volume explores the landscape settings of megalithic  chambered monuments in Wales. Set against a broader theoretical  discussion on the significance of the landscape, the authors  consider the role of visual landscapes in prehistory, meanings  attached to the landscape, and the values and beliefs invested in  it. Wales is rich in Neolithic monuments, but the general absence  of certain classic monumental forms found in the rest of Britain  and Ireland, such as causewayed enclosures, henges, and cursus  monuments, seems to have marginalised the Welsh record from many  wider discussions on the Neolithic. Instead of seeing Wales as an  area which lacks many of these 'classic' components, Cummings and  Whittle argue that Wales has its own unique and individual  Neolithic which is simply different from the Neolithic found  further to the east. It is suggested that this difference may  relate to an essentially mobile existence, with strong links back  to the Mesolithic period. The authors present three detailed case  studies, examining the settings of sites in south-west,  north-west and south-east Wales. They outline the history of  research for each region, including the previous classification  of the monuments and any excavations, and describe the specific  landscape settings of the monuments. They assess the significance  of a variety of landscape features which would have been visible  from the monuments, in particular emphasising the mythological  and symbolic significance of the sea, rivers and mountains. An  illustrated inventory of sites completes the volume.","brand":"Oxbow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114923245808,"sku":"9781785705427","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785705427_p0.jpg?v=1763730374","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785705427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}