This volume explores why natural places such as caves mountains springs andrivers assumed a sacred character in European prehistory and how the evidencefor this... » 

This volume explores why natural places such as caves mountains springs andrivers assumed a sacred character in European prehistory and how the evidencefor this can be analysed in the field. It shows how established research onvotive deposits rock art and production sites can contribute to a moreimaginative approach to the prehistoric landscape and can even shed light onthe origins of monumental architecture. The discussion is illustrated through awide range of European examples and three extended case studies.An Archaeology of Natural Places extends the range of landscape studies andmakes the results of modern research accessible to a wider audience includingstudents and academics field archaeologists and those working in heritagemanagement. «