Megalithic research in the Netherlands, 1547-1911 - Bakker Jan Albert
from 'giant's beds' and 'pillars of Hercules' to accurate investigations
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Dit Engelstalige boek geeft een volledig overzicht van de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse hunebedonderzoek. Het boek bevat een gedetailleerde beschrijving van de eerste onderzoekers die deze merkwaardige monumenten reeds in de 16de eeuw onderzochten tot aan het grootschalige "moderne" onderzoek door prof. Van Giffen in 1911.
The impressive megalithic tombs in the northeastern Netherlands are called 'hunebedden', meaning 'Giants' graves'. These enigmatic Neolithic structures date to around 3000 BC and were built by the Funnelbeaker, or TRB, people. The current interpretation of these monuments, however, is the result of over 400 years of megalithic research, the history of which is recorded in this book.
The medieval idea that only giants could have put the huge boulders of which they were made into position was still defended in 1660. Others did not venture to explain how hunebeds could have been constructed, but ascribed them to the most ancient, normally sized inhabitants. 16th-century writings speculated th...
The impressive megalithic tombs in the northeastern Netherlands are called 'hunebedden', meaning 'Giants' graves'. These enigmatic Neolithic structures date to around 3000 BC and were built by the Funnelbeaker, or TRB, people. The current interpretation of these monuments, however, is the result of over 400 years of megalithic research, the history of which is recorded in this book.
The medieval idea that only giants could have put the huge boulders of which they were made into position was still defended in 1660. Others did not venture to explain how hunebeds could have been constructed, but ascribed them to the most ancient, normally sized inhabitants. 16th-century writings speculated th...
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2009Uitgever: Sidestone Press328 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9088900345ISBN-13: 9789088900341Koop dit boek tweedehands
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In the introduction, a brief general review is given of the present knowledge and ideas about the Hunebed Builders, who lived some 5000 years ago during the Stone Age. The book is illustrated with a large number of drawings and prints from the 16th to the 20th century. An extensive summary in German is included. A brief description of all 53 existing hunebeds and 21-24 excavated demolished ones is included in the appendices.
Paperback, original editor's jacket in colours, 25.7x18.2 cm., 317 pp., illustrat...
Paperback, original editor's jacket in colours, 25.7x18.2 cm., 317 pp., illustrat...
