From black land to fifth sun : the science of sacred sites

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From black land to fifth sun : the science of sacred sites

Brian Fagan

(Helix books)

Perseus Books, c1998

  • hc
  • pbk.

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-385) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

hc ISBN 9780201959918

内容説明

A prominent archaeologist uses the latest scientific techniques to interpret the spiritual lives of ancient people.. From Black Land to Fifth Sun is an engrossing look at a dramatic new generation of archaeological discoveriesmade possible by cutting-edge sciencethat are transforming our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people everywhere. }Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond the artifactsinto the mystical realm of shamans and spirit mediums, ancestor worship, and ritual sacrifice. From the Niles black land to the Aztecs world of the Fifth Sun, from Stonehenge to Jericho, Fagan describes how Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Automated Design-mapping and other sophisticated scientific methods are helping us to decode the religious and spiritual beliefs of our forebears. This new archaeology of the mind blends a wealth of scientific disciplinesfrom botany, zoology, and geology to neuropsychology, palynology, and nuclear physics. With vivid imagery and a transporting voice, Fagan revolutionizes our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people. }

目次

  • The Archaeology of the Intangible
  • Dark Caves, Obscure Visions
  • San Artists in Southern Africa
  • Fertility and Death
  • Power and the Ancestors
  • Avebury: Landscapes of the Ancestors
  • Stonehenge and the Idea of Time
  • Two Livings: Agriculture and Religion
  • The Moundbuilders of Eastern North America
  • The Bull Beneath the Earth
  • A Shrine at Phylakopi
  • Divine Kings Along the Nile
  • Xunantunich: The Maiden of the Rock
  • The World of the Fifth Sun
  • Epilogue.
巻冊次

pbk. ISBN 9780738201412

内容説明

Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this ground-breaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond the artifacts,into the mystical realm of shamans and spirit mediums, ancestor worship, and ritual sacrifice. From the Nile's black land to the Aztec's world of the Fifth Sun, from Stonehenge to Jericho, Fagan describes how Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Automated Design-mapping and other sophisticated scientific methods are helping us to decode the religious and spiritual beliefs of our forebears. This new archaeology of the mind" blends a wealth of scientific disciplines,from botany, zoology, and geology to neuropsychology, palynology, and nuclear physics. With vivid imagery and a transporting voice, Fagan revolutionizes our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people.

目次

* The Archaeology of the Intangible * Dark Caves, Obscure Visions * San Artists in Southern Africa * Fertility and Death * Power and the Ancestors * Avebury: Landscapes of the Ancestors * Stonehenge and the Idea of Time * Two Livings: Agriculture and Religion * The Moundbuilders of Eastern North America * The Bull Beneath the Earth * A Shrine at Phylakopi * Divine Kings Along the Nile * Xunantunich: The Maiden of the Rock * The World of the Fifth Sun * Epilogue

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA45181976
  • ISBN
    • 0201959917
    • 0738201413
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Reading, Mass.
  • ページ数/冊数
    viii, 403 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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