Between Worlds Understanding Ritual Cave Use in Later Prehistory
The recent resurgence of academic interest in caves has demonstrated the central roles they played as arenas for ritual, ceremony and performance, and their importance within later prehistoric cosmologies. Caves represent very particular types of archaeol
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Understanding Ritual Cave Use in Later Prehistory
Between Worlds
Lindsey Büster • Eugène Warmenbol Dimitrij Mlekuž Editors
Between Worlds Understanding Ritual Cave Use in Later Prehistory
Editors Lindsey Büster School of History, Classics and Archaeology University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK
Eugène Warmenbol Centre de Recherches en Archéologie et Patrimoine Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Bruxelles, Belgium
Dimitrij Mlekuž Department of Archaeology Faculty of Arts University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
With thanks to Rachael Kershaw (University of Bradford) for preparation of illustrations.
ISBN 978-3-319-99021-7 ISBN 978-3-319-99022-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99022-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018957129 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Cover image: Terrestrial laser scanner in operation at the Sculptor’s Cave, north-east Scotland (Photograph: L. Demay). This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Between Worlds: Bridging the Divide Between Method and Theory in Understanding the Ritual Use of Caves in Later Prehistory���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Lindsey Büster, Eugène Warmenbol, and Dimitrij Mlekuž Part I Theoretical Frameworks for Caves as Dynamic Spaces 2 Caves as Vibrant Places: A Theoretical Manifesto�������������������������������� 9 Agni Prijatelj and Robin Skeates 3 Do Caves Have Agency?�������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 Rick Peterson 4 Animate Caves and Folded Landscapes������������������������������������������������ 45 Dimitrij Mlekuž 5 Familiar Caves and Unfamiliar Landscapes: Ap
