Monuments in the Making - Raising the Great Dolmens in Early Neolithic Northern Europe (Cummings Vicki)(Paperback / softback)

Dolmens are iconic international monumental constructions which represent the first megalithic architecture (after menhirs) in north-west Europe. These monuments are characterized by an enormous capstone balanced on top of smaller uprights. However, previous investigations of these extraordinary monuments have focussed on three main areas of debate. First, typology has been a dominant feature of discussion, particularly the position of dolmens in the ordering of chambered tombs. Second, attention has been placed not on how they were built but how they were used. Finally much debate has centered on their visual appearance (whether they were covered by mounds or cairns).

This book provides a reappraisal of the 'dolmen' as an architectural entity and provides an alternative perspective on function. This is achieved through a re-theorizing of the nature of megalithic architecture
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