STONEHENGEA New History of the Worlds Greatest Stone Circle

The full - and surprising - significance of Stonehenge - our greaterst ancient artefact - is explained and elucidated at last by the world’s leading expert. Aubrey Burl reveals how it was built, by who, why, and its meaning as an astronomical timepice and as the centre of a Celtic cult of the dead.

Britain’s fporemost expert on stone circles here distills 40 years of study to explain the meaning and significance of our greatest ancient memorial: Stonehenge. Author Aubrey Burl explains every aspect opf the great edifice -including proof that the noutlying Heerl Stone long predated the Henge itself. He also shows how the great Welsh bluestones arrived on Salisbury PLain from Pembrokeshire - being carried by glaciers rather than the builders of Stonehenge. And he links Stonehenge with other ancient stone monuments in Brittany - explaining that they were worshipped by the same Celtic cults. Burl also elucidates Stonehenge’s significance in atronomy, and shows how its astronomical alignments work

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Product Code:	12248
Author:	Aubrey Burl
Format:	274 pp, b/w& colour illustrations,hb Published Price £20
Shipping Time:	This item is usually dispatched Next Day
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