Production and Transformation of stone monument style of the Three Kindoms period of Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 113-147
Author(s):  
Hwan Il Song
Keyword(s):  
Stone Monument

The Stela of the Laws of Hammurabi and the Representation of Political Power

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-48
Author(s):  
Pamela Barmash
Keyword(s):  
Political Power ◽  
Modern State ◽  
Direct Gaze ◽  
Stone Monument ◽  
Cultural Power ◽  
Set Up

This chapter explains how the Stela (stone monument) of the Laws of Hammurabi was employed as a manifestation of political power. A royal investiture scene is at the top of the Stela, and the artist manipulated the imagery cleverly to enhance the legitimacy and authority of Hammurabi. Standard imagery is skillfully reconfigured to exalt him. The king stands alone before Shamash, the god of justice, and the direct gaze between them symbolizes their close bond and the near equality of their status. Other elements in the imagery vividly promoted the message that Hammurabi had been exalted and authorized as king by the gods. It is not surprising, then, that a number of stelas inscribed with the Laws of Hammurabi were set up. Ironically, the Stela itself was seized centuries later by another king wanting to manifest his authority, and then by a modern state displaying its cultural power.

scholarly journals Tempo of a Mega-henge: A New Chronology for Mount Pleasant, Dorchester, Dorset

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 199-236
Author(s):  
Susan Greaney ◽  
Zoë Hazell ◽  
Alistair Barclay ◽  
Christopher Bronk Ramsey ◽  
Elaine Dunbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Stone Monument ◽  
Mount Pleasant

Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian chronological modelling have provided precise new dating for the henge monument of Mount Pleasant in Dorset, excavated in 1970–1. A total of 59 radiocarbon dates are now available for the site and modelling of these has provided a revised sequence for the henge enclosure and its various constituent parts: the timber palisaded enclosure, the Conquer Barrow, and the ditch surrounding Site IV, a concentric timber and stone monument. This suggests that the henge was probably built in the 26th century cal bc, shortly followed by the timber palisade and Site IV ditch. These major construction events took place in the late Neolithic over a relatively short timespan, probably lasting 35–125 years. The principal results are discussed for each element of the site, including comparison with similar monument types elsewhere in Britain and Ireland, and wider implications for late Neolithic connections and later activity at the site associated with Beaker pottery are explored.

Sulfur Isotopes in the Study of Stone Monument Conservation

1985 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frantis̆ek Buzek ◽  
Jir̆í S̆rámek ◽  
Frantisek Buzek ◽  
Jiri Sramek
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Isotopes ◽  
Stone Monument
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