1. Cultural and Ceremonial Background to the North European Megaliths 2. Megaliths in Thought and Space 3. To Build a Megalith 4. Body and Soul 5. Architects of Stone and Symbols 6. The Wider European Megalithic Context
Biography
Magdalena S.Midgley is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. Her teaching and research interests are mainly in the European Neolithic. They include early farming communities, monumentality, burial traditions and ceremonial sites. She is also interested in antiquarianism, megalithic representations in art, archaeological theory and the history of archaeology as a discipline.
‘…this is an excellent introduction to the subject, making non-specialists feel they can join in the debate.’ – Antiquity
'Phenomenological approaches makes the occasional appearance and the ethnographic perspectives are discussed in places, but the strength of this volume is its depth of detail. It provides a wealth of information culled from sometimes inaccessible primary and secondary publications, and draws proper attention to the numerous and impressive Megalithic tombs of northern Germany … Some may find Midgley’s treatment rather traditional, but her thorough knowledge of the German and Scandinavian material will make this book a primary reference in the English Archaeological literature for many years to come.’ – Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
