Preface
1. Encyclopaedic memories of the elders
2. Memory spaces, large and small
3. Memory spaces in a modern world
4. A journey through time
5. The ever-changing memory spaces at Stonehenge
6. The megalithic complexes of Avebury and Orkney
7. Newgrange and the passage cairns of Ireland
8. The tall stones and endless rows of Carnac
9. The unparalleled architecture of Chaco Canyon
10. Giants drawings on the desert floor at Nasca
11. Memory spaces across the Americas
12. Polynesian navigators create a unique world on Easter
Island
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
About the author
Notes
Index
Dr Lynne Kelly AM is a science writer and an Honorary Research Associate at La Trobe University.
'In this age when information can be easily sourced online, there
is still a case for memory...Perhaps preliterate societies might
offer us valuable lessons.' - Cosmos Magazine
'This fascinating narrative offers fresh interpretations of these
physical spaces and their archaeological discoveries. Readers
interested in preliterate cultures, Neolithic archaeological sites,
and memory techniques will find this research thought provoking.'-
Library Journal
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