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==== An Archaeology of Natural Places ==== | ==== An Archaeology of Natural Places ==== | ||
- | by Richard Bradley. | + | a book by Richard Bradley. |
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=== The mythological landscape: === | === The mythological landscape: === | ||
- | The Saami had sacred sites like large rocks and rock-formations that bare a certain resemblance to humans, animals or birds. **These places would be left completely unaltered.** As Manker (1957:306) puts it: //' | + | The Saami had sacred sites like large rocks and rock-formations that bare a certain resemblance to humans, animals or birds. **These places would be left completely unaltered.** As Manker (1957:306) puts it: //' |
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=== Locations of offerings: === | === Locations of offerings: === | ||
- | Sacrifice, rockart and quarries were undertaken on specifically chosen locations. Often these are remote or almost unreachable places. In fact material resources close at hand were often ignored; materials from distant or hard to reach places were favored. Sacrificial hoards were in different locations for **men and women**, **tools and weapons** (land and water respectively) and for certain groups, especially shepherds, smiths and ' | + | Sacrifice, rockart and quarries were undertaken on specifically chosen locations. Often these are remote or almost unreachable places. In fact material resources close at hand were often ignored; materials from distant or hard to reach places were favored. Sacrificial hoards were in different locations for **men and women**, **tools and weapons** (land and water respectively) and for certain groups, especially shepherds, smiths and ' |
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=== Monuments as reenacment spaces: === | === Monuments as reenacment spaces: === | ||
- | In some cases monuments would be organized so participants in ceremonies would need to move around these spaces in a prescribed order, or as ways to experience the way the world was made or reenact creation myths. Spaces were created to form something like a model of the universe, through which a path was taken and specific offerings or ' | + | In some cases monuments would be organized so participants in ceremonies would need to move around these spaces in a prescribed order, or as ways to experience the way the world was made or **reenact creation myths**. Spaces were created to form something like a model of the universe, through which a path was taken and specific offerings or ' |
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+ | To me it's interesting to see the culture of peoples and societies in the aftermath of the last period of serious climate change. Some elements may inform us in ways to incorporate change into our own lives and the ways we express ourselves, and could be interesting in a public narrative like an ARG. | ||