The chambered tombs of the Isle of Man : a study by Audrey Henshall 1969-1978 /

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Author / Creator:Henshall, A. S. (Audrey S.), author.
Imprint:Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]
©2017
Description:iv, 176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 30 cm.
Language:English
Series:Archaeopress archaeology
Archaeopress archaeology.
Subject:Tombs -- Isle of Man.
Dolmens -- Isle of Man.
Cairns -- Isle of Man.
Neolithic period -- Isle of Man.
Antiquities.
Cairns.
Dolmens.
Neolithic period.
Tombs.
Isle of Man -- Antiquities.
Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies -- Isle of Man.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11412800
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Other authors / contributors:Lynch, Frances, 1938- editor.
Davey, Peter J., editor.
Burrow, Stephen, 1970-
ISBN:1784914681
9781784914684
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118).
Summary:This is the first book ever devoted to the chambered tombs of the Isle of Man and, though there are no more than nine surviving monuments, they are of considerable interest and importance because of the central location of the island in the north Irish Sea where cultural influences and traditions of tomb building are mixed - and no doubt populations too. These monuments, still impressive reminders of the past in our contemporary landscape, belong to the early 4th millennium BC when farming, one of the most significant movers of change in society, first came to the Isle of Man. These vast stone chambers speak of the power of ancestors, the continuity of family groups and the importance of the land and territory which sustained them.

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