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Neolithic Spatial Practices
I. Neolithic religious sites: Humans mark the land with reference to the sky, seasons
I.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Carnac, France Avebury, England
1.2.
Maes Howe tomb, England
I. A. Historical context:
Neolithic (“New Stone Age”: 8,000-3,000 BC): • small game hunting, livestock• agriculture, storage of surplus• extra-terrestrial powers (the skies)• signs of social hierarchies• sedentary living; first signs of urbanism
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Carnac, France Avebury, England
Stonehenge, England, c. 2750-1000 B.C.
I. A.
Stonehenge
I. A.
Stonehenge
Restoration in 1901 As a tourist attraction today
I. A.
I. B. Formal analysis: Name four important features of many Neolithic spaces
Stonehenge
1. Regular geometries
2. Alignment with celestial signs
3. Circumscription and accent
4. Axial relationships
I. C. Form linked to world view: How might these formal features be a response to some of the conditions of the Neolithic age listed above?
• agriculture• extra-terrestrial powers (the skies)• signs of sedentary living and hierarchical social organization
Stonehenge
I. C.
• agriculture• extra-terrestrial powers (the skies)• signs of sedentary living and hierarchical social organizationStonehenge
trabeationlintel
post
I. B.
Stonehenge
I. C.
tongue and grove
mortise and tenon
I. C. 1. Why wouldn’t an organic plan and multi-form surfaces have satisfied a Neolithic culture’s needs and understanding of the world?
Paleolithic Lascaux Cave Neolithic Stonehenge
I. D. Stonehenge in detail as a purposefully designed sacred ritual space
Stonehenge
1. How is the ritual of gathering reflected in the design of Stonehenge?
4.
I. D. 2. How is Stonehenge a sustained architectural artifact in detailing compared to many other Neolithic sites(Kostof)?
Stonehenge
a. aesthetic experience linked to structure (not applied decoration)
I. D. 2. b. optical and tactile refinements of Stonehenge
Stonehenge