Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:499791930
Prehistoric Stone Circles
Aubrey Burl
Prehistoric Stone Circles
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Rings of Stone
Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035964670
Rings of Stone by Aubrey Burl Pdf
A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany
Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300114060
A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany by Aubrey Burl Pdf
This practical and knowledgeable guidebook deals comprehensively with the stone circles of Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic "horseshoes" of Brittany. This new edition includes a section on "Druidical" circles, romantic creations of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. "This book is not only an elegant and practical guide, it is also the best single-volume study of this extraordinary phenomenon, embracing 500 monuments from Shetland to Brittany. . . . Confident, erudite, pleasurable, this volume can be recommended as travel guide, archaeology, literature, and sheer good company."--Ian Sheperd, British Archaeology "This is a wonderful book and is a must for anyone remotely interested in things megalithic."--Paul Walsh, Archaeology Ireland
Building the Great Stone Circles of the North
Colin Richards
Author : Colin Richards
Publisher : Windgather Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909686137
Building the Great Stone Circles of the North by Colin Richards Pdf
Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. From the tall, elegant, pointed monoliths of the Stones of Stenness to the grandeur of Stonehenge and the sarsen blocks at Avebury, circles of stone exert a magnetic fascination to those who venture into their sphere. In Britain today, more people visit these structures than any other form of prehistoric monument and visitors stand in awe at their scale and question how and why they were erected. Building the Great Stone Circles of the North looks at the enigmatic stone structures of Scotland and investigates the background of their construction and their cultural significance.
Circles of Stone
Joan Dahr Lambert
Author : Joan Dahr Lambert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Goddess religion
ISBN : 0671552864
Circles of Stone by Joan Dahr Lambert Pdf
Evoking the narrative sweep of "The Clan of the Cave Bear" and the spiritual resonance of "The Celestine Prophecy", Lambert creates an extraordinary debut novel of prehistoric life. The story of three wise women--each called Zena, yet born thousands of generations apart--who live by the ways of love and compassion, and explore the evolution of the human body, mind, and soul.
Great Stone Circles
Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300076894
Great Stone Circles by Aubrey Burl Pdf
Archaeologist Aubrey Burl, for more than thirty years a specialist in the study of stone circles, selects a dozen attractive and evocative rings for close examination. Each of the twelve sites illuminates a particular archaeological question - the purpose of stone circles, their construction, age, distribution, design, art, legend and relation to astronomy. Burl asks, and offers sometimes surprising answers to questions about Stonehenge: how were its bluestones transported from south-west Wales, why was its Slaughter Stone not used for sacrifice, and why is Stonehenge - the most British of stone circles - not a stone circle and not British? To conclude his account of the strange subtleties of stone circles, Burl reconstructs the social history of Swinside in the Lake District, describing the builders, their way of life, and the ceremonies they performed inside their lovely ring.
The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany
Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300083475
The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany by Aubrey Burl Pdf
The spectacular stone circles of western Europe, some nearly 6000 years old, have intrigued viewers through the ages. This beautiful book about these megalithic rings explores their ancestry, methods of construction, and eventual desertion. A substantially revised version of Aubrey Burl's highly praised work The Stone Circles of the British Isles, it offers new insights into the purpose of stone circles. It also provides a new interpretation of Stonehenge and of Callanish in Scotland, the first overview of the cromlechs in Brittany, a discussion of the problems of archaeoastronomy as related to stone circles, a greatly expanded Gazetteer, and an up-to-date list of radiocarbon dates and recent excavations.
The Stones and the Stars
Duncan Lunan
Author : Duncan Lunan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461453543
The Stones and the Stars by Duncan Lunan Pdf
There are at least 48 identified prehistoric stone circles in Scotland. In truth, very little is known about the people who erected them, and ultimately about what the stone circles were for. Most stone circles are astronomically aligned, which has led to the modern debate about why the alignment was significant. The megaliths certainly represented an enormous co-operative effort, would at the very least have demonstrated power and wealth, and being set away from any dwellings probably served a ceremonial, or perhaps religious, purpose. Observations at the site of the stone circles, of solar, lunar, and stellar events, have already cast light on some of the questions about the construction and use of ancient megalithic observatories. In his capacity as manager of the Parks Department Astronomy Project, author Duncan Lunan designed and built the first astronomically aligned stone circle in Britain in over 3,000 years. 'The Stones and the Stars' examines the case for astronomical alignments of stone circles, and charts the development of a fascinating project with a strong scientific and historical background. The work was documented in detail by the artist and photographer Gavin Roberts, and this archive has been added to since - so an appropriate selection of illustrations will bring the project vividly to life.
From Carnac to Callanish
Aubrey Burl,Dr Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl,Dr Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300055757
From Carnac to Callanish by Aubrey Burl,Dr Aubrey Burl Pdf
This book discusses the lines of standing stones that until now have been the neglected wonders of prehistoric Europe, rows that were foci of rituals in Britain, Ireland and Brittany for over two thousand years. Places such as Carnac in Brittany and Callanish in the Hebrides are visited by many visitors each year, but before now there has been no book that seriously explains the history, significance and background to these impressive sites. Aubrey Burl shows that the settings vary from pairs of isolated stones in the far south-west of Ireland to networks of long lines in Scotland, Dartmoor and Brittany, and describes the types in a sequence of architectural chapters that stress the increasing social and commercial connections between regions hundred of miles apart. He uses information from a wide variety of sources - excavation reports, megalithic art, astronomical analyses and legends - to provide explanations of why the rows were erected, when, and what they may have been used for.
Stonehenge
Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000116105432
Stonehenge by Aubrey Burl Pdf
Authoritatively researched, new insights into Stonehenge's past Britain's leading expert on stone circles turns his attention to the greatest example of them all - Stonehenge. Drawing on forty years of research and fieldwork, archaeologist Aubrey Burl offers a seminal new view of the changing cults and evolving architecture of Stonehenge. Every aspect of Stonehenge is re-considered in this groundbreaking volume. Burl 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 researched, the book 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 viewingposition are critically different from popular belief. And until now the existence of an earlier alignment to the moon and a later one to the midwinter sunset has been little appreciated. One almost unexplained puzzle remains. The site of Stonehenge lies at the heart of a vast six-mile wide graveyard. All around it are groups of earthen long barrows, the burial places of Neolithic people, many of whom died more than a thousand years before Stonehenge. The mystery is that before Stonehenge there was a vacuum two miles across inside that cemetery. Nothing was inside. Why? Burl points to an answer.
The Modern Antiquarian
Julian Cope
Author : Julian Cope
Publisher : HarperThorsons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : 0722535996
The Modern Antiquarian by Julian Cope Pdf
In this unique guide to Britain's megalithic culture, rock n' roller Julian Cope provides an inspired fusion of travel, history, poetry, maps, field notes, and pure passion.
Prehistoric Avebury
Aubrey Burl
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300090870
Prehistoric Avebury by Aubrey Burl Pdf
This magnificent book is a fascinating account of the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury, which not only II date from an earlier era but are also larger than the more famous sarsen stone circle of Stonehenge. Written by a leading archaeologist, the book considers every aspect of Avebury's history and construction and discusses the probable purpose of these massive structures, in the process creating a vivid and moving picture of their creators -- a primitive people whose lives were brief, savage, and fearful.
Circles of Stone
Max Milligan,Aubrey Burl
Author : Max Milligan,Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Megalithic monuments
ISBN : 1860466613
Circles of Stone by Max Milligan,Aubrey Burl Pdf
This book offers detailed historical accounts of these megalithic rings, and recounts the powerful myths and legends that have surrounded them and persist to this day.
Stone Circles
Dawn Finch
Author : Dawn Finch
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Stone circles
ISBN : 9781474730471
Stone Circles by Dawn Finch Pdf
Stone Circles are monuments made up of large stones arranged so that they are standing in a circle. It is believed that there are over 1,300 stone circles in the United Kingdom. They are a fascinating reminder of our ancient ancestors. But who built these stone circles and why are they there? How did ancient people build these circles using such giant stone blocks? This book provides all the information you need to know about stone circles in a clear and simple way, and highlights the most famous stone circles in the United Kingdom, such as Stonehenge, the Ring of Brodgar, Calanais and Avebury.
Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments
Adam Morgan Ibbotson
Author : Adam Morgan Ibbotson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780750997638
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.