Prehistoric Henges

Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017248316

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Prehistoric Henges by Aubrey Burl Pdf

"Stonehenge is only one of almost a hundred vast circular earthworks built in Britain and Ireland over five thousand years ago. Known as henges, they remain one of the mysteries of prehistoric Britain. With their overgrown banks and weathered ditches they attract few visitors. Yet discoveries have revealed fascinating glimpses of the beliefs of their builders. Excavations have unearthed grim evidence of forgotten rituals: a child's sacrifice at Woodhenge; a human burial at the centre of Arbor Low; winter moonlight at Stonehenge. Such things hint at the power and importance that these huge enclosures once had. The effort needed to raise these spacious rings of earth or chalk, the careful planning of their entrances, the settings of stone or timber inside them and the avenues leading uphill from nearby rivers all make henges among the most exciting and intriguing of the ancient monuments of the British Isles." --Back cover.

Author : Andrew Johnstone
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781446639023

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The Prehistoric Peak by Andrew Johnstone Pdf

THE PREHISTORIC PEAK is a practical guide to discovering and exploring the Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments of the Peak District, not with the intention of explaining their origins, but to encourage everyone to go and see them for themselves as they are today. After all, they are located in some of the most spectacular landscapes available to us in Britain today and make fascinating destinations for journeys that are about experiencing all the wonders of the world around us. Each site has been personally visited by the author and is described through photographs, ground plans of what can be seen today, custom maps with step-by-step, clear, concise directions on how to find each one and all the necessary GPS and OS grid references. It also includes practical advice on how to make your exploration of the Prehistoric Peak as pleasurable and safe as possible.

Author : Timothy Darvill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0521551323

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Prehistoric Britain from the Air by Timothy Darvill Pdf

This book provides a bird's eye look at the monumental achievements of Britain's earliest inhabitants. Arranged thematically, it illustrates and describes a wide selection of archaeological sites and landscapes dating from between 500,000 years ago and the Roman conquest. Timothy Darvill brings to life many of the familiar sites and monuments that prehistoric communities built, and exposes to view many thousands of sites that simply cannot be seen at ground level. Throughout the book, he makes a unique application of social archaeology to the field of aerial photography.

Author : Clive Ruggles,Amanda Chadburn
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781835538227

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Stonehenge by Clive Ruggles,Amanda Chadburn Pdf

Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world and its solar alignment is one of its most important features. Yet although archaeologists have learned a huge amount about this iconic monument and its development, a sense of mystery continues about its purpose. This helps fuel numerous theories and common misconceptions, particularly concerning its relationship to the sky and the heavenly bodies. A desire to cut through this confusion was the inspiration for this book, and it fills a gaping hole in the existing literature. The book provides both an introduction to Stonehenge and its landscape and an introduction to archaeoastronomy—the study of how ancient peoples understood phenomena in the sky, and what role the sky played in their cultures. Archaeoastronomy is a specialism critical to explaining the relationship of Stonehenge and nearby monuments to the heavens, but interpreting archaeoastronomical evidence has often proved highly controversial in the past. Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun explains why. It makes clear which ideas about Stonehenge are generally accepted and which are not, with clear graphics to explain complicated concepts. This beautifully illustrated book shines new light on this most famous of ancient monuments, and is the first in-depth study of this fascinating topic suitable both for specialists and for anyone with a general interest.

Author : Jan Harding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112379537

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Henge Monuments of the British Isles by Jan Harding Pdf

The later Neolithic henges are a distinctive yet enigmatic class of monument. Taken as indicative of the emerging social complexity of the third millennium BC, they are often seen as the culmination of cultural achievement during this period. Yet little is actually known about these monuments -- their origins, the meanings behind their distinctive layout, the activities undertaken within their perimeters, or indeed their significance to later Neolithic society. Drawing on the full range of data available across the British Isles and on anthropological parallels, the author addresses these questions in a book that will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand Neolithic society.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 0719018757

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British and Irish Archaeology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alistair Marshall
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789697063

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Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment by Alistair Marshall Pdf

Reassesses major axial alignment at many megalithic ritual and funerary monuments (Neolithic to Bronze Age) in Britain and Ireland, not in terms of abstract astronomical concerns, but as an expression of repeated seasonal propitiation involving community, agrarian economy and ancestry in an attempt to mitigate variable environmental conditions.

Author : Geoffrey Wainwright
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Bronze age
ISBN : 0500390258

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The Henge Monuments by Geoffrey Wainwright Pdf

Explains what recent excavations reveal about ancient henges and the society that built them.

Author : Mr James Dyer,James Dyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134745951

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Ancient Britain by Mr James Dyer,James Dyer Pdf

This book is for anyone starting out to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450,000 years ago, until the Roman conquest in AD 43. James Dyer here succeeds in bringing to life a thriving picture of the people and customs of the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, based on the sometimes sparse clues presented by prehistoric archaeological sites across Britain. For many readers, Ancient Britain will provide the first chance to get to grips with the present state of our knowledge of prehistoric agriculture, settlement, trade and ritual. The rise of power, with the development of a class system at the hands of the first metal users, is charted through to the growth of wealth and the emergence of a warlike and advanced Iron Age society - a society that was nonetheless unable to withstand the might of Rome. With over 130 illustrations and photographs, including a number of specially drawn reconstructions, this highly visual book is an ideal primer for all students of prehistory and all those who are simply interested in the subject.

Author : Peter James,Nick Thorpe
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780345434883

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Ancient Mysteries by Peter James,Nick Thorpe Pdf

For centuries, philosophers, scientists, and charlatans have attempted to decipher the baffling mysteries of our past, from Stonehenge to the lost continent of Atlantis. Today, however, DNA testing, radiocarbon dating, and other cutting-edge investigative tools, together with a healthy dose of common sense, are guiding us closer to the truth. Now historian Peter James and archaeologist Nick Thorpe tackle these age-old conundrums, presenting the latest information from the scientific community–and the most startling challenges to traditional explanations of mysteries such as: • The rise and fall of the Maya • A lost cache of Dead Sea Scrolls • The curse of Tutankhamun • The devastation of Sodom and Gomorrah • The Nazca Lines and the Vinland Map • The existence of Robin Hood These true mystery stories twist and turn like a good whodunit, as James and Thorpe present the evidence for and against the expert theories, shedding new light on humankind’s age-old struggle to make sense of the past. Ancient Mysteries will entertain and enlighten, delight the curious and inform the serious.

Author : Michael Pitts
Publisher : Random House
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446441350

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Hengeworld by Michael Pitts Pdf

In November 1997 English Heritage announced the discovery of a vast prehistoric temple in Somerset. The extraordinary wooden rings at Stanton Drew are the most recent and biggest of a series of remarkable discoveries that have transformed the way archaeologists think of the great monuments in the region, including Avebury and Stonehenge; one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments, top tourist site and top location for summer solstice celebrations. The results of these discoveries have not been published outside academic journals and no one has considered the wider implications of these finds. Here Mike Pitts, who has worked as an archaeologist at Avebury, and has access to the unpublished English Heritage files, asks what sort of people designed and built these extraordinary neolithic structures - the biggest in Britain until the arrival of medieval cathedrals. Using computer reconstructions he shows what they looked like and asks what they are for. This is the story of the discovery of a lost civilisation that spanned five centuries, a civilisation that now lies mostly beneath the fields of Southern England.

Author : Adam Morgan Ibbotson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780750997638

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Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments by Adam Morgan Ibbotson Pdf

Whether it is Hadrian's Wall, Kendal Castle or the beautiful fells of the Lake District – for thousands of years people have found a certain elegance and utility in stone. Nestled amongst these common relics are a multitude of massive stone monuments, built over 3,000 years before British shores were ever touched by Roman sandals. Cumbria's 'megalithic' monuments are among Europe's greatest and best-preserved ancient relics but are often poorly understood and rarely visited. Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments aims to dispel the idea that these stones are merely 'mysterious'. Instead, within this book you will find credible answers, using up-to-date research, excavation notes, maps and diagrams to explore one of Britain's richest archaeological landscapes. Featuring stunning original photography and newly illustrated diagrams of every megalithic site in the county, Adam Morgan Ibbotson invites you to take a journey into a land sculpted by ancient hands.

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108419925

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The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland by Richard Bradley Pdf

Highlights the achievements of prehistoric people in Britain and Ireland over a 5,000 year period.

Author : Tim Clarkson
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781907909252

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Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age by Tim Clarkson Pdf

This book traces the history of relations between the kingdom of Strathclyde and Anglo-Saxon England in the Viking period of the ninth to eleventh centuries AD. It puts the spotlight on the North Britons or 'Cumbrians', an ancient people whose kings ruled from a power-base at Govan on the western side of present-day Glasgow. In the tenth century, these kings extended their rule southward from Clydesdale to the southern shore of the Solway Firth, bringing their language and culture to a region that had been in English hands for more than two hundred years. They played a key role in many of the great political events of the time, whether leading their armies in battle or forging treaties to preserve a fragile peace. Their extensive realm, which was also known as 'Cumbria', was eventually conquered by the Scots, but is still remembered today in the name of an English county. How this county acquired the name of a long-vanished kingdom centred on the River Clyde is one of the topics covered in this book.It is part of a wider history that forms an important chapter in the story of how England and Scotland emerged from the early medieval period or 'Dark Ages' as the countries we know today.

Author : Tom McGowen
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761313729

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Giant Stones and Earth Mounds by Tom McGowen Pdf

Provides readers with an examination of stonehenge and other megalith sites found around the world by looking at their history and legends.