FACTS ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. ”ARCHITECTURE”. STONEHENGE Cover Image

FACTS ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. ”ARCHITECTURE”. STONEHENGE
FACTS ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. ”ARCHITECTURE”. STONEHENGE

Author(s): Ioana-Iulia Olaru
Subject(s): Cultural history, History of ideas, Ancient World, History of Art, Prehistory
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: menhir; dolmen; alignament; cromlech; henge;

Summary/Abstract: In a period in which people “started to create and appreciate beauty” – and the inverted commas here mean that it is only a quotation!... – it is necessary to underline some facts about the historical period itself, first of all regarding the continuous evolution that took place in most fields of life. The man’s creativity and inventiveness were always growing, socially speaking the man was transformed from a hunter-picker into an agriculture and shepherd, the communities became stable; spiritual life became more and more complex, new occupations always appearing, once tools became more useful. All these factors are combined with the necessity of a discussion regarding the theories of installing the phenomenon of Neolithification in the world. Regarding the art of this period, the present material will focus only on the spring of the field of future architecture, presenting some facts about the new vision regarding man’s life where megaliths appeared.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 79-86
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian