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monumentality: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

building on a scale beyond practical need, explained here as conspicuous use of energy that signals power.

In archaeology, monumentality refers to building on a scale beyond practical need, explained here as conspicuous use of energy that signals power. This meaning comes from Trigger (1990) in World Archaeology.[1]

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References

Trigger, B. G. (1990). Monumental architecture: A thermodynamic explanation of symbolic behaviour. World Archaeology, 22(2), 119-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.1990.9980135

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