Aubrey Burl A Brief History of Stonehenge (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Brief History of StonehengeCondition: NewISBN-10: 1845295919EAN: 9781845295912ISBN: 9781845295912Publisher: Robinson PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/24/2007Description: A concise history of the world's greatest stone circle, Stonehenge, by Britain's leading expert. Every aspect of Stonehenge is re-considered in Aubrey Burl's new analysis. He explains for the first time how the outlying Heel Stone long predates Stonehenge itself, serving as a trackway marker in the prehistoric Harroway. He uncovers new evidence that the Welsh bluestones were brought to Stonehenge by glaciation rather than by man. And he reveals just how far the design of Stonehenge was influenced by Breton styles and by Breton cults of the dead.Meticulously research sets the record straight on the matter of Stonehenge's astronomical alignments. Although the existence of a sightline to the midsummer sunrise is well known, the alignment and the viewing-position are different from popular belief. And the existence of an earlier alignment to the moon and a later one to the midwinter sunset has been largely unrealised.One puzzle remains. The site of Stonehenge lies at the heart of a vast six-mile wide graveyard, but before it was built there appears to have been a mysterious gap two miles across on that site. Burl argues that earlier totem-pole style constructions served a ceremonial purpose for the living -- to celebrate success in the hunt.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 134mmItem Length: 201mmItem Width: 26mmItem Weight: 274gAuthor: Aubrey BurlGenre: HistoryBook Series: Brief HistoriesTopic: Ancient HistoryRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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