Megalithic monuments and social structures : comparative studies on recent and funnel beaker societies /

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Megalith building constitutes not only a past, but also a recent phenomenon, which is still practised today. The documentation and interpretation of recent megalith building traditions is offering potential aid in the interpretation of prehistoric monuments. Fieldwork in Sumba and Nagaland set up a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wunderlich, Maria (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2019.
Colección:Scales of transformation in prehistoric and archaic societies ; 5.
Temas:
Funnel-beaker culture.
Megalithic monuments.
Monuments mégalithiques.
megalithic monuments.
Funnel-beaker culture
Megalithic monuments
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Preface of the series editors
  • Foreword and acknowledgement
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Research questions and scientific approach
  • 1.2 Megaliths as a worldwide phenomenon: space and time of investigation
  • 1.2.1 Selection of the case studies
  • 1.2.2 Megalith construction in Madagascar
  • 2 History of research: megalithic monuments
  • 2.1 Functional interpretations
  • 2.2 Symbolic and ideological interpretations
  • 2.3 Megalithic tombs in their active use
  • 2.4 Megalithic tombs and social differentiation
  • 3 Theoretical background
  • 3.1 Theoretical background of the concept of monumentality
  • 3.2 Cultural memory in pre-modern societies
  • 3.3 The relationship between subsistence strategies and the extent of social differentiation/inequality
  • 3.3.1 Social differentiation in hunter-gatherer societies
  • 3.3.2 Social differentiation in pastoral societies
  • 3.3.3 Social differentiation in agricultural societies
  • 3.4 Political and ritual economy
  • 3.4.1 Anarchistic approaches
  • 3.4.2 Corporate and communal strategies
  • 3.4.3 Ritual economy
  • 3.4.4 Landscape construction and resource control
  • 3.4.5 Cooperation theory
  • 3.4.6 Collective action theory
  • 3.5 Excursus: lineage and clan structures
  • 3.6 Summary
  • 4 Methodology
  • 4.1 The examination parameters
  • 4.1.1 Settlements
  • 4.1.2 Monumentality and megalithic-building traditions
  • 4.1.3 Economic markers
  • 4.1.4 Specific artefact types
  • 4.2 Ethnoarchaeological research and the use of analogies
  • 4.2.1 Ethnoarchaeology: history of research and methodology
  • 4.2.2 Analogy and comparative archaeology
  • 4.2.3 Middle-range theory: linking theory and empiricism
  • 4.2.4 Own methodical approach
  • 5 The Ethnoarchaeological case studies: Sumba and Nagaland
  • 5.1 Ethnoarchaeological case study 1: Sumba
  • 5.1.1 Brief characteristics
  • 5.1.2 History of research and source criticism
  • 5.1.3 Research area: methodology
  • 5.1.4 Tarung (Waikabubak, Loli)
  • 5.1.5 Wailiang (Waikabubak, Loli)
  • 5.1.6 Pasunga (Anakalang)
  • 5.1.7 Prairita (Anakalang)
  • 5.1.8 Praikumis (Wanokaka)
  • 5.1.9 Waiwuang (Wanokaka)
  • 5.1.10 Wainyapu (Kodi)
  • 5.1.11 Toda (Kodi)
  • 5.1.12 Prailiang (Northeast Sumba)
  • 5.1.13 Uma Bara (Eastern Sumba)
  • 5.1.14 Comparative analyses
  • 5.1.15 Megalith-building traditions in Sumba: modelling
  • 5.2 Ethnoarchaeological case study 2: Nagaland
  • 5.2.1 Brief characteristics
  • 5.2.2 History of research and source criticism
  • 5.2.3 Research area: methodology
  • 5.2.4 Khonoma (Angami-Naga)
  • 5.2.5 Sechüma (Angami-Naga)
  • 5.2.6 Khezhakeno (Chakhesang-Naga)
  • 5.2.7 Mesülumi (Chakhesang-Naga)
  • 5.2.8 Rüzazho (Chakhesang-Naga)
  • 5.2.9 Zhavame (Chakhesang-Naga)
  • 5.2.10 Comparative analyses
  • 5.2.11 Megalith-building traditions in Nagaland: modelling
  • 5.3 Ethnoarchaeological case studies: summary

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