Divided places: Phenomenology and asymmetry in the monuments of the Black Mountains, Southeast Wales

Cummings, Vicki, Jones, Andrew and Watson, Aaron 2002. Divided places: Phenomenology and asymmetry in the monuments of the Black Mountains, Southeast Wales. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 12 (1) , pp. 57-70. 10.1017/S0959774302000033

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Abstract

Recent years have seen increasing interest in the experience of prehistoric monuments. This article explores the possibility that the construction and experience of early Neolithic chambered cairns in South Wales was grounded in principles of asymmetry and sidedness. This was reflected in their landscape setting, architecture, and was actively drawn on through time in patterns of structured deposition. Ultimately, we conclude that the differences between symmetry and asymmetry may have played an integral role in the conception of place in the British Neolithic.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0959-7743
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2023 10:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163042

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