{"title":"Barbara Bender","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarbara Bender's works delve into the rich intersections of history and archaeology, inviting readers to explore the deep past through thoughtful analysis and evocative storytelling. Her books, such as \u003cem\u003eStone Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, examine the ways ancient peoples shaped and understood their environments, revealing the narratives etched into landscapes and monuments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on cultural heritage and historical contexts, Bender's writing offers a nuanced perspective on prehistoric societies and their material legacies. Readers interested in the complexities of human history and the enduring connections between people and place will find her work both illuminating and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stone-worlds-by-christopher-tilley-9781598742190","title":"Stone Worlds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book represents an innovative experiment in presenting the results of a large-scale, multidisciplinary archaeological project. The well-known authors and their team examined the Neolithic and Bronze Age landscapes on Bodmin Moor of Southwest England, especially the site of Leskernick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a multivocal, multidisciplinary telling of the stories of Bodmin Moor—both ancient and modern—using a large number of literary genres and academic disciplines. Dialogue, storytelling, poetry, photo essays and museum exhibits all appear in the volume, along with contributions from archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, geologists, and ecologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a major synthesis of the Bronze Age settlements and ritual sites of the Moor, contextualized within the Bronze Ages of southwestern and central Britain, and a tracing of the changing meaning of this landscape over the past five thousand years. Of obvious interest to those in British prehistory, this is a substantial presentation of a groundbreaking project that will also be of interest to many concerned with the interpretation of social landscapes and the public presentation of archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStone Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating insight into this unique and evolving landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607818354924,"sku":"9781598742190","price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781598742190-stone-worlds.jpg?v=1778174652"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/barbara-bender.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}