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Measurement in navigation: conceiving distance and time in the Neolithic

Measurement in navigation: conceiving distance and time in the Neolithic
Measurement in navigation: conceiving distance and time in the Neolithic
The construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science and technology, economy and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. The construction of measurement systems constituted new means of recognizing and engaging with the material world, and their implications, and the motivations behind them, also extend beyond the material world. Measurement systems have provided the structure for addressing key concerns of cosmological belief systems, as well as the means for articulating relationships between human form, human action and the world- and new understanding of relationships between events in the terrestrial world and beyond.

"The Archaeology of Measurement" explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies, as well as the implications of these discoveries for an understanding of their worlds and beliefs. Featuring contributions from a cast of internationally renowned scholars, it analyzes the relationships between measurement, economy, architecture, symbolism, time, cosmology, ritual and religion among prehistoric and early historic societies throughout the world.
9780521119900
19-27
Cambridge University Press
Farr, Rosemary Helen
4aba646f-b279-4d7a-8795-b0ae9e772fe9
Morley, Iain
Renfrew, Colin
Farr, Rosemary Helen
4aba646f-b279-4d7a-8795-b0ae9e772fe9
Morley, Iain
Renfrew, Colin

Farr, Rosemary Helen (2010) Measurement in navigation: conceiving distance and time in the Neolithic. In, Morley, Iain and Renfrew, Colin (eds.) The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies. New York, US. Cambridge University Press, pp. 19-27. (doi:10.1017/CBO9780511760822.005).

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The construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science and technology, economy and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. The construction of measurement systems constituted new means of recognizing and engaging with the material world, and their implications, and the motivations behind them, also extend beyond the material world. Measurement systems have provided the structure for addressing key concerns of cosmological belief systems, as well as the means for articulating relationships between human form, human action and the world- and new understanding of relationships between events in the terrestrial world and beyond.

"The Archaeology of Measurement" explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies, as well as the implications of these discoveries for an understanding of their worlds and beliefs. Featuring contributions from a cast of internationally renowned scholars, it analyzes the relationships between measurement, economy, architecture, symbolism, time, cosmology, ritual and religion among prehistoric and early historic societies throughout the world.

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Accepted/In Press date: June 2010
Published date: June 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 154727
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/154727
ISBN: 9780521119900
PURE UUID: a4335c70-66a5-48d9-8254-ed41cd30ec99
ORCID for Rosemary Helen Farr: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7922-9179

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Date deposited: 26 May 2010 11:18
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:56

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Editor: Iain Morley
Editor: Colin Renfrew

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