Beyond barrows : Current research on the structuration and perception of the Prehistoric Landscape through Monuments

Europe is dotted with tens of thousands of prehistoric barrows. In spite of their ubiquity, little is known on the role they had in pre- and protohistoric landscapes. In 2010, an international group of archaeologists came together at the conference of the European Association of Archaeologists in Th...

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Other Authors: Fontijn, David (Editor), Louwen, Arjan (Editor), van der Vaart-Verschoof, Sasja (Editor), Wentink, Karsten (Editor)
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Published: Sidestone Press 2013
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