#500CharAbstracts: Heike Delitz and Felix Levenson discuss the social significance of great architecture and the sociology of #monumentality. They compare nomadic architecture with medieval cathedrals and the cultic topography of Uruk.
This article is part of a wider book on monumentality in ancient civilisations, published by Transcript in 2019: Size Matters.
#280CharAbstracts: @idhrenil & @ArchaeoBasti investigate the energetic cost of buildings in ancient #Uruk & Habuba Kabira. #Monumentality - in their opinion - is not always the same or better: some buildings are more monumental than others.
This article is part of a broader book about monumentality across ancient civilisations published 2019 at Transcript: Size Matters.
#openaccess
Dr Kuili Suganya shared her thesis findings on 'Unlearning #Monumentality: Recognising Malaprabha River Valley as a 'lived #landscape' at the Centre for South Asian Studies.
What memories keep #cultural #heritage alive? What can we learn from the local shephards? Does our focus on the monuments obstruct/abstract from the other cultural practices that keep it alive?
#archaeology #heritage #monuments #monumentsofindia #landscape #rivers #southasia #temple #shrine #trees #culturalheritage
"Archaeologists discover a new #megalithic #monument in heart of Andalusia in southern Spain"—Research by #JMAChair Leonardo GarcÃa Sanjuán and his team in the news (via @Antiquity): https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-a-new-megalithic-monument-in-the-heart-of-andalusia-in-southern-spain-a-5000-year-old-secret/ #archaeology #monumentality #Antequera
How are nature and human-made monuments in #Neolithic #Iberia connected? Next Monday, #JMAChair Leonardo GarcÃa Sanjuán from the #University of #Seville will be giving a #publiclecture at #KielUni on this topic using the example of Antequera in southern Spain. More info: https://www.cluster-roots.uni-kiel.de/en/calendar-events/biweekly-colloquia/nature-environment-and-monumentality-in-neolithic-iberia-the-case-of-antequera-leonardo-garcia-sanjuan-university-of-sevilla #Archaeology #LandscapeArchaeology #monumentality
The next highlight of the Kiel Conference 2023 #KielScales23 is coming up. In 30 minutes the keynote by Leonardo GarcÃa Sanjuán (University of #Seville) will start in the Klaus Murmann Lecture Hall. Its title: "Environment, Aggregation and Monumentality in Early Complex Societies: The Case of Valencina (Spain) (c. 3200-2300 BC)." More info 👉
https://events.kielconference23.smart-abstract.com/#/event/43234
#archaeology #environment #monumentality #Valencina #palaeoecology #copperage #megasite
#500CharAbstracts: Catherine Hof takes the cistern of #Resefa in Syria as the focus of monumental research. She sheds light on the intention of the construction, the building process, and its impact on society -> This is #Monumentality by function.
This article is part of a broader book about monumentality across ancient civilisations published 2019 at Transcript: Size Matters.
Thrilled to see the release of the special issue of #ACME on "#Monumentality, #Memoryscapes, and the Politics of #Place" that I guest edited with Ian Baird, Emilia Palonen, and CindyAnn Rose-Redwood. Thanks to all the contributors, peer reviewers, & editors! https://acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/issue/view/131
#280CharAbstracts: P. Butterlin focuses his study on the Massif Rouge, a multi-phased high terrace in Mari, Syria. The development of local building traditions is rooted in local religious topographies -> in a form of local #monumentality.
#500CharAbstracts: Heike Delitz and Felix Levenson discuss the social meaning of big architecture and the sociology of #monumentality. They compare nomadic architecture with medieval cathedrals and the cultic topography of Uruk.
This article is part of a broader book about monumentality across ancient civilisations published 2019 at Transcript: Size Matters.
