: The authors propose that Neolithic people perceived the cosmos in three layers: an underworld (realm of the dead), the surface (realm of the living), and a sky world (realm of the gods).
: Focuses on massive stone monuments (megaliths) and tombs that mapped cosmology onto the physical landscape. Critical Perspective Inside the neolithic mind : consciousness, cosm...
: Rituals involving dance, rhythmic sound, or hallucinogens allowed people to enter trances. The authors suggest that common "entoptic phenomena" (geometric patterns seen during trances) influenced the spirals and zigzags found in megalithic art. : The authors propose that Neolithic people perceived
The authors bridge two distinct regions to show how these neurological patterns manifested: the surface (realm of the living)