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Stonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape

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Stonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape

An illustrated, evocative narrative of the nature and history of Stonehenge that places the enigmatic stone megaliths in a wider cultural context.
Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure. Its purposeâ‚¬â€¢place of worship, sacrificial arena, giant calendarâ‚¬â€¢is unknown, but its story is one of the most extraordinary of any of the world's prehistoric monuments.

Constructed in several phases over a period of some 1500 years, beginning in 3000 BC, Stonehenge's key elements are its â‚¬Å“bluestones,â‚¬Â transported from West Wales by unexplained means, and its sarsen stones quarried from the nearby Marlborough Downs.

Francis Pryor delivers a rigorous account of the nature and history of Stonehenge, but also places the enigmatic monument in a wider cultural context, bringing acute insight into how antiquarians, scholars, writers, artistsâ‚¬â€œand even neopagansâ‚¬â€¢have interpreted the mystery over the centuries.
Country USA
Brand Pegasus Books
Manufacturer Pegasus Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2018-02-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781681776408

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