TY - BOOK ID - 78074140 TI - Skyscapes : the role and importance of the sky in archaeology AU - Silva, Fabio AU - Campion, Nicholas AU - Brady, Bernadeth PY - 2015 SN - 1782978410 1782978437 9781782978435 1782978402 9781782978404 9781782978411 9781782978428 1782978429 PB - Oxford, [England] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Oxbow Books, DB - UniCat KW - Archaeoastronomy. KW - Landscape archaeology. KW - Sky KW - Cosmology KW - Astrology KW - Sacred space KW - Prehistoric peoples. KW - Social archaeology. KW - Archaeology KW - Cavemen (Prehistoric peoples) KW - Early man KW - Man, Prehistoric KW - Prehistoric archaeology KW - Prehistoric human beings KW - Prehistoric humans KW - Prehistory KW - Human beings KW - Antiquities, Prehistoric KW - Holy places KW - Places, Sacred KW - Sacred places KW - Sacred sites KW - Sacred spaces KW - Sites, Sacred KW - Space, Sacred KW - Holy, The KW - Religion and geography KW - Astronomy KW - Atmosphere KW - Cultural landscapes KW - Archeoastronomy KW - Astroarchaeology KW - Astronomy, Prehistoric KW - Prehistoric astronomy KW - Social aspects KW - History. KW - Methodology KW - Primitive societies UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78074140 AB - Eleven papers extend discussion of the role and importance of the landscape and the wider environment to past societies, and to the understanding and interpretation of their material remains, into consideration of the significance of the celestial environment: the skyscape. The role of the sky for past societies has been relegated to the fringes of archaeological discourse. Nevertheless archaeoastronomy has developed a new rigour in the last few decades and the evidence suggests that it can provide insights into the beliefs, practices and cosmologies of past societies. Skyscapes explores the c ER -