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  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford, [England] ; : Oxbow Books,
    UID:
    almafu_9959241852102883
    Format: 1 online resource (169 pages, 15 unnumbererd pages of plates) : , illustrations, tables
    ISBN: 1-78570-192-4
    Content: "Through time people have lived with darkness. Archaeology shows us that over the whole human journey people have sought out dark places, for burials, for votive deposition and sometimes for retreat or religious ritual away from the wider community. Thirteen papers explore the Palaeolithic use of deep caves in Europe and the orientation of mortuary monuments in the Neolithic and Bronze Age. They examine how the senses are affected in caves and monuments that were used for ritual activities, from Bronze Age miners in Wales working in dangerous subterranean settings, to initiands in Italian caves, to a modern caver's experience of spending time in the one of the world's deepest caves in Russia. We see how darkness was and is viewed at northern latitudes where parts of the year are spent in eternal night, and in Easter Island where darkness provided communal refuge from the pervasive sun. We know that spending extended periods in darkness and silence can affect one physically, emotionally and spiritually. How did interactions between people and darkness affect individuals in the past and how were regarded by their communities? And how did this interaction transform places in the landscape? As the ever-increasing electrification of the planet steadily minimises the amount of darkness in our lives, curiously, darkness is coming more into focus. This first collection of papers on the subject begins a conversation about the role of darkness in human experience through time"--From publisher's website.
    Note: Past dark : a short introduction to the human relationship with darkness over time / Robert Hensey -- Darkness visible : shadows, art, and the ritual experience of caves in Upper Palaeolithic Europe / Paul B. Pettitt -- Between symbol and senses : the role of darkness in ritual in prehistoric Italy / Ruth D. Whitehouse -- Experiencing darkness and light in caves : later prehistoric examples from Seulo in central Sardinia / Robin Skeates -- The dark side of the sky : the orientations of earlier prehistoric monuments in Ireland and Britain / Richard Bradley -- In search of darkness : cave use in Late Bronze Age Ireland / Marion Dowd -- Digging into the darkness : the experience of copper mining in the Great Orme, North Wales / Sian James -- Between realms : entering the darkness of the Hare Paenga in ancient Rapa Nui (Easter Island) / Sue Hamilton and Colin Richards -- Dark places and supernatural light in early Ireland / John Carey -- Enfolded by the long winter's night / Charlotte Damm -- "The outer darkness of madness" : the Edwardian Winter Garden at Purdysburn Public Asylum for the insane / Gillian Allmond -- Descent into darkness / Tim O'Connell -- Coming in and out of the dark / Gabriel Cooney.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-78570-191-6
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 2
    UID:
    gbv_1007163275
    Format: viii, 314 Seiten , Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne , 28 cm
    ISBN: 9781785708329
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785708336
    Language: English
    Subjects: History
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    Keywords: Europa ; Höhle ; Ritual ; Religion ; Geschichte 500-1500 ; Europa ; Höhle ; Canova, Antonio 1757-1822 Religion ; Ritual ; Geschichte 500-1500 ; Kultstätte ; Mittelalter ; Vor- und Frühgeschichte ; Archäologie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift
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  • 3
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford :Oxbow Books,
    UID:
    almafu_9959242387602883
    Format: 1 online resource (335 p.)
    ISBN: 1-78297-814-3 , 1-78297-816-X
    Content: "This book provides a synthesis of what we currently know about how caves were used and perceived by communities spanning the 10,000 years of human occupation of Ireland, from the earliest Mesolithic hunter gatherers to the 21st century urban dweller"--Provided by publisher.
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , People in caves, caves in people -- Excursions into places of fearful darkness : 300 years investigating caves -- Caves and cave archaeology in Ireland -- Gathering the dead : the Mesolithic (8000-3900 BC) -- Thresholds to transformation : the Neolithic (3900-2400 BC) -- Journeying deeper into darkness : the Bronze Age (2400-600 BC) -- Eyes full of darkness : the Iron Age (600 BC-AD 400) -- Out of the darkness, into the light : the early Medieval period (AD 400-1169) -- Silent spaces or speaking volumes? : the Medieval period (AD 1169-1550) -- Diverse biographies : post-Medieval period to 21st century (AD 1550-present) -- End note: The future of Irish cave archaeology -- Appendix 1: Caves of archaeological significance in Ireland. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-78297-813-5
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 4
    UID:
    almafu_9959233222202883
    Format: 1 online resource (506 pages) : , illustrations
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 1-78570-835-X , 1-78570-833-3
    Note: Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Caves and rockshelters in medieval Europe: religious and secular use Knut Andreas Bergsvik and Marion Dowd -- PART I: NORTHWESTERN EUROPE -- Chapter 2: Entering other realms: Sámi burials in natural rock cavities and caves in northern Fenno-Scandinavia between 900 BC and AD 1700 - Asgeir Svestad -- Chapter 3: The perception and use of caves and rockshelters in Late Iron Age and medieval western Norway c. AD 550-1550 - Knut Andreas Bergsvik -- Chapter 4: A holy cave and womb: the sanctuary on the island of Selja and the birth of the fi rst Norwegian saints - Alf Tore Hommedal -- Chapter 5: Signs from the Pictish underground: early medieval cave ritual at the Sculptor's Cave, north-east Scotland - Lindsey Büster and Ian Armit -- Chapter 6: Marking caves in Scotland and Iceland: characterising an early medieval phenomenon - Kristján Ahronson -- Chapter 7: Saintly associations with caves in Ireland from the early medieval period (AD 400-1169) through to recent times - Marion Dowd -- PART II: IBERIA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN -- Chapter 8: Hidden in the depths, far from people: Funerary activities in the Lower Gallery of La Garma and the use of natural caves as burial places in early medieval Cantabria, northern Spain - Pablo Arias, Roberto Ontañón, Enrique Gutiérrez Cuenca, José Ángel Hierro Gárate, Francisco Etxeberria, Lourdes Herrasti and Paloma Uzquiano -- Chapter 9: Christian and Muslim patterns of secular and religious cave use in the Iberian Peninsula in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (fifth/sixth to eleventh/twelfth centuries AD) - Manel Feijoó -- Chapter 10: The occupation and use of natural caves in the Ligurian-Piedmontese region between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (fi fth to late seventh century AD) - Paolo de Vingo. , Chapter 11: The culture of rock-cut cemeteries and artifi cial ritual caves in Roman and Byzantine Malta - Mario Buhagiar -- Chapter 12: Investigating cave dwelling in medieval Malta (AD 800-1530) - Keith Buhagiar -- PART III: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE -- Chapter 13: The use of caves for religious purposes in early medieval Germany (AD 500-1200) -Mechthild Schulze-Dörrlamm -- Chapter 14: Knights in the dark: on the function of Polish caves in the Middle Ages - Michal Wojenka -- Chapter 15: Medieval cave sites in the Czech Republic - Vladimír Peša -- Chapter 16: Bull Rock Cave (Býcí skála), Czech Republic, and its environs in the Middle Ages - Martin Golec -- Chapter 17: The form and fabric of Late Antique and medieval cave use in Slovenia - Agni Prijatelj -- Chapter 18: The triconchial medieval cave churches of Eski-Kermen (Crimea): recent results of investigations - Nicolas V. Dneprovsky.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-78570-832-5
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 5
    UID:
    almahu_9949304421302882
    Format: 1 online resource : , illustrations (black and white)
    ISBN: 9781784914554 (ebook) :
    Content: In 2011, cavers exploring a little-known cave on Moneen Mountain in County Clare in the west of Ireland discovered part of a human skull, pottery and an antler implement. An archaeological excavation followed, leading to the discovery of large quantities of Bronze Age pottery, butchered animal bones and oyster shells.
    Note: Previously issued in print: 2016.
    Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9781784914547
    Language: English
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  • 6
    UID:
    gbv_872085279
    Format: xvi, 191 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Blätter , Illustrationen , 1 CD-ROM , 29 cm.
    ISBN: 9781785703515
    Content: "This book brings together a series of ground-breaking studies on human bones and artefacts recovered from Irish caves principally between 1870 and 1990. Until now these assemblages had either been completely neglected or had not been examined with modern techniques. The 15 expert contributions presented here shine a light on the use and perception of caves at different times in the past, from the Early Mesolithic through to post-medieval times. The book opens with osteoarchaeological analyses of human bones from 24 caves, revealing complex and varied funerary practices and rituals. Shell beads and animal tooth pendants provide insight into the status of those whose skeletal remains were placed in caves. Studies on lithics, stone axes and prehistoric pottery highlight the changing roles of caves as places for shelter, occupation, burial and ritual practices during the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age. An examination of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age metalwork contributes to wider evidence of votive deposition at natural places in the landscape. Several chapters focus on the wealth of early medieval and Viking-age activities, drawing on pottery assemblages from caves along the north coast, to ecclesiastical shrine fragments from sites in the south, as well as Viking material from a growing number of caves. These studies will be of interest to osteoarchaeologists; to those who specialise in particular archaeological periods; to museumologists and artefact specialists; to cave archaeologists; and to everyone interested in Ireland's past"--Publisher description
    Content: Part I. Human remains -- Osteoarchaeological analysis of human skeletal remains from Irish caves / Linda Fibiger -- Osteoarchaeological analysis of human skeletal remains from Dunmore Cave, Co. Kilkenny / Linda G. Lynch -- Part II. Artefact assemblages -- Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age lithics from Irish caves / Peter C. Woodman -- Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery from Irish caves / Helen Roche -- Polished stone axeheads from Irish caves / Stephen Mandal, Emmett O'Keeffe and Gabriel Cooney -- Prehistoric perforated marine shells from Irish caves / Rory Connolly -- Prehistoric perforated and worked animal teeth / Fiona Beglane -- Late Bronze Age and Iron Age metalwork from Irish caves / Katharina Becker -- Early medieval and medieval pottery from sea caves along the Antrim coast / Alison Kyle -- Early medieval shrine fragments from Park North Cave, Co. Cork and Kilgreany Cave, Co. Waterford / Griffin Murray -- Viking-age artefacts from Irish caves / John Sheehan -- Part III. Site-specific artefact reports -- Stone rings from Robber's Den, Co. Clare / Alison Sheridan -- Medieval pottery from Carrigmurrish Cave, Co. Waterford / Clare McCutcheon -- Late seventeenth century material from Kilgreany Cave, Co. Waterford / Clare McCutcheon -- Coarse stone objects from Ballynamintra Cave, Co. Waterford / Stephen Mandal
    Note: CD-ROM enthält: Appendix 1 Human remains from 23 caves, Linda Fibiger ; Appendix 2 Human remains from Dunmore Cave, Kilkenny, Linda Lynch ; Zonation method , Includes bibliographical references
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785703522
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785703522
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785703539
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785703546
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785703522
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Underground archaeology Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2016
    Language: English
    Keywords: Irland ; Höhle ; Funde ; Archäologie
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  • 7
    UID:
    gbv_1618920995
    Format: xiv, 143 Seiten , Illustrationen, Karten
    ISBN: 9781785701917
    Content: "Through time people have lived with darkness. Archaeology shows us that over the whole human journey people have sought out dark places, for burials, for votive deposition and sometimes for retreat or religious ritual away from the wider community. Thirteen papers explore the Palaeolithic use of deep caves in Europe and the orientation of mortuary monuments in the Neolithic and Bronze Age. They examine how the senses are affected in caves and monuments that were used for ritual activities, from Bronze Age miners in Wales working in dangerous subterranean settings, to initiands in Italian caves, to a modern caver's experience of spending time in the one of the world's deepest caves in Russia. We see how darkness was and is viewed at northern latitudes where parts of the year are spent in eternal night, and in Easter Island where darkness provided communal refuge from the pervasive sun. We know that spending extended periods in darkness and silence can affect one physically, emotionally and spiritually. How did interactions between people and darkness affect individuals in the past and how were regarded by their communities? And how did this interaction transform places in the landscape? As the ever-increasing electrification of the planet steadily minimises the amount of darkness in our lives, curiously, darkness is coming more into focus. This first collection of papers on the subject begins a conversation about the role of darkness in human experience through time"--From publisher's website
    Note: "This book began with a conference entitled "Into the Earth: the Archaeology of Darkness". The event took place just before Halloween 2012, at the Institute of Technology Sligo, in north-west Ireland" (Seite xi)
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785701924
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785701924
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785701931
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781785701948
    Language: English
    Keywords: Dunkelheit ; Vor- und Frühgeschichte ; Konferenzschrift
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  • 8
    Book
    Book
    Oxford [u.a.] : Oxbow Books
    UID:
    gbv_822988860
    Format: XIX, 314 S. , Ill., Kt.
    ISBN: 9781782978138
    Content: "This book provides a synthesis of what we currently know about how caves were used and perceived by communities spanning the 10,000 years of human occupation of Ireland, from the earliest Mesolithic hunter gatherers to the 21st century urban dweller"--Provided by publisher
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-301) and index , People in caves, caves in peopleExcursions into places of fearful darkness : 300 years investigating caves -- Caves and cave archaeology in Ireland -- Gathering the dead : the Mesolithic (8000-3900 BC) -- Thresholds to transformation : the Neolithic (3900-2400 BC) -- Journeying deeper into darkness : the Bronze Age (2400-600 BC) -- Eyes full of darkness : the Iron Age (600 BC-AD 400) -- Out of the darkness, into the light : the early Medieval period (AD 400-1169) -- Silent spaces or speaking volumes? : the Medieval period (AD 1169-1550) -- Diverse biographies : post-Medieval period to 21st century (AD 1550-present) -- End note: The future of Irish cave archaeology -- Appendix 1: Caves of archaeological significance in Ireland.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781782978145
    Additional Edition: Online version Archaeology of caves in Ireland
    Language: English
    Keywords: Irland ; Höhle ; Archäologie ; Funde
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  • 9
    Book
    Book
    Oxford ; Philadelphia :Oxbow Books,
    UID:
    almafu_BV043382431
    Format: xiv, 143 Seiten : , Illustrationen, Karten.
    ISBN: 1-78570-191-6 , 978-1-78570-191-7
    Content: "Through time people have lived with darkness. Archaeology shows us that over the whole human journey people have sought out dark places, for burials, for votive deposition and sometimes for retreat or religious ritual away from the wider community. Thirteen papers explore the Palaeolithic use of deep caves in Europe and the orientation of mortuary monuments in the Neolithic and Bronze Age. They examine how the senses are affected in caves and monuments that were used for ritual activities, from Bronze Age miners in Wales working in dangerous subterranean settings, to initiands in Italian caves, to a modern caver's experience of spending time in the one of the world's deepest caves in Russia. We see how darkness was and is viewed at northern latitudes where parts of the year are spent in eternal night, and in Easter Island where darkness provided communal refuge from the pervasive sun. We know that spending extended periods in darkness and silence can affect one physically, emotionally and spiritually. How did interactions between people and darkness affect individuals in the past and how were regarded by their communities? And how did this interaction transform places in the landscape? As the ever-increasing electrification of the planet steadily minimises the amount of darkness in our lives, curiously, darkness is coming more into focus. This first collection of papers on the subject begins a conversation about the role of darkness in human experience through time"--From publisher's website
    Note: Papers from "Into the earth : the archaeology of darkness," a conference held at the Institute of Technology Sligo, in the north-west of Ireland, October 27, 2012 , Includes bibliographical references , Past dark : a short introduction to the human relationship with darkness over time / Robert Hensey -- Darkness visible : shadows, art, and the ritual experience of caves in Upper Palaeolithic Europe / Paul B. Pettitt -- Between symbol and senses : the role of darkness in ritual in prehistoric Italy / Ruth D. Whitehouse -- Experiencing darkness and light in caves : later prehistoric examples from Seulo in central Sardinia / Robin Skeates -- The dark side of the sky : the orientations of earlier prehistoric monuments in Ireland and Britain / Richard Bradley -- In search of darkness : cave use in Late Bronze Age Ireland / Marion Dowd -- Digging into the darkness : the experience of copper mining in the Great Orme, North Wales / Sian James -- Between realms : entering the darkness of the Hare Paenga in ancient Rapa Nui (Easter Island) / Sue Hamilton and Colin Richards -- Dark places and supernatural light in early Ireland / John Carey -- Enfolded by the long winter's night / Charlotte Damm -- "The outer darkness of madness" : the Edwardian Winter Garden at Purdysburn Public Asylum for the insane / Gillian Allmond -- Descent into darkness / Tim O'Connell -- Coming in and out of the dark / Gabriel Cooney
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-78570-192-4
    Language: English
    Subjects: History
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    Keywords: Dunkelheit ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift
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  • 10
    UID:
    almafu_9960963550402883
    Format: 1 online resource (x, 98 pages) : , illustrations.
    ISBN: 1-78491-455-X
    Series Statement: Archaeopress archaeology
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-78491-454-1
    Language: English
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