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The Idea of Order: The Circular Archetype in Prehistoric Europe by Richard Bradley (Hardcover, 2012)

Richard Bradley investigates the idea of circular buildings - whether houses or public architecture - which, though unfamiliar in the modern West, were a feature of many parts of prehistoric Europe. Although their distinctive character has engaged the interest of alternative archaeologists, the significance of circular structures has rarely been discussed in a rigorous manner. The Idea of Order uses archaeological evidence, combined with insights from anthropology, to investigate the creation, use, and ultimate demise of circular architecture in prehistoric Europe. Concerned mainly with the prehistoric period from the origins of farming to the early first millennium AD, but extending to the medieval period, the volume considers the role of circular features from Turkey to the Iberian Peninsula and from Sardinia through Central Europe to Sweden. It places emphasis on the Western Mediterranean and the Atlantic coastline, where circular dwellings were particularly important, and discusses the significance of prehistoric enclosures, fortifications, and burial mounds in regions where longhouse structures were dominant.

Author
Richard Bradley
Publication Name
The Idea of Order: the Circular Archetype in Prehistoric Europe
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, Anthropology, Museum Studies
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
264 Pages

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