1999
DOI: 10.1017/s0079497x00002073
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Megalithic Art and Society

Abstract: Megalithic art is associated with passage tombs in Atlantic Europe. But it is not found in all areas, rather it has a restricted distribution. In those areas where it occurs it is very often associated with large and, therefore, prestigious tombs. These tombs have a confined distribution within defined areas. It can be argued that such areas indicate tribal regions within which elite societies existed and where cohesion was provided by a leader, possibly in the form of a chief.

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“…Far more common than this was the transference of the stylistically earlier, internal, angular megalithic art of Brú na Bóinne onto a range of Grooved Ware-associated cruciform-shaped structures and monuments, as well as objects in Orkney and beyond, including pottery, stone plaques, carved stone balls, and Skaill knives. These motifs, comprising incised and pecked motifs such as triangles, zigzags, chevrons, and lozenges, were current around the time that developed passage tombs were being built c. 3300–3000 cal bc , but largely pre-dated the ‘plastic’ style of art, including pick dressing which was carved in situ , sometime after their construction (O’Sullivan 1986; 1989; 1996; 1997; Eogan 1997; 1999; Brindley 1999b, 136; Bradley et al 2001, 63). These angular carvings have their ultimate origins on the continent (O’Sullivan 1997; 2006) and belong to a wider body of European passage tomb art.…”
Section: Orkney and Brú Na Bóinne: A Sphere Of Mutual Influence 3300–mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Far more common than this was the transference of the stylistically earlier, internal, angular megalithic art of Brú na Bóinne onto a range of Grooved Ware-associated cruciform-shaped structures and monuments, as well as objects in Orkney and beyond, including pottery, stone plaques, carved stone balls, and Skaill knives. These motifs, comprising incised and pecked motifs such as triangles, zigzags, chevrons, and lozenges, were current around the time that developed passage tombs were being built c. 3300–3000 cal bc , but largely pre-dated the ‘plastic’ style of art, including pick dressing which was carved in situ , sometime after their construction (O’Sullivan 1986; 1989; 1996; 1997; Eogan 1997; 1999; Brindley 1999b, 136; Bradley et al 2001, 63). These angular carvings have their ultimate origins on the continent (O’Sullivan 1997; 2006) and belong to a wider body of European passage tomb art.…”
Section: Orkney and Brú Na Bóinne: A Sphere Of Mutual Influence 3300–mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consideramos que los megalitos no se situarían nunca fuera del espacio explotado por la comunidad que los construyó (Cámara, 2001;Scarre, 2005;Bueno et al, 2011;Furholt y Müller, 2011), siendo esencialmente marcadores de rutas y de los territorios de explotación (García Sanjuán et al, 2009;Wheatley y Gillings, 2000;Scarre y Scarre, 2011;Cabras, 2018). Así, el punto de partida es la concepción del territorio como el espacio modificado y apropiado por la actividad social humana y donde la misma se desarrolla (García García, 1976: 29;Ruíz et al, 1986;Fernández-Suárez, 1999: 41;López-Romero, 2005;Schulz, 2017), y el Megalitismo se considera como una forma de sacralización de éste (Eogan, 1999;Cámara et al, 2010: 139). Un aspecto importante es que a través del depósito de los ancestros y, en general, a partir del ritual de enterramiento, se justifica la propiedad y se garantiza la cohesión (Godelier, 1989: 108;Augé, 1992: 57-97;Fabietti y Matera, 2000: 67, 68;Lèvi-Strauss, 2000: 72;Shaffer, 2005;Littleton, 2002;2007;Chénier, 2009;Martínez et al, 2012: 223).…”
Section: Introducción Y Objetivosunclassified
“…Es más, la ubicación de los cementerios (interpretados en tanto que centros rituales), en territorios amplios, accidentados, articulados por rutas de paso y elementos geográficos especialmente significantes, daría lugar a un "urbanismo ritual" además de simbólico (término de G. Eogan, 1999). Este paisaje estaría construido por los asentamientos, los abrigos pintados o grabados, santuarios al aire libre, sin edificar y por una sucesión de centros rituales con formato arquitectóni-co-urbanístico, que incluiría los cementerios dolménicos destinados a los cultos a los antepasados, los henges dedicados a cultos celestes y las "enclosures" (J. E. Marquez Romero, 2001) para los cultos de reproducción social y política.…”
Section: • Las Inferencias Sobre Las Creencias Religiosasunclassified