Prehistoric Stone Circles

von Aubrey Burl

64 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A concise history of Britain's most atmospheric prehistoric sites.Drawing on modern surveys and excavations, Aubrey Burl reveals that stone circles were not crude arrangements but carefully designed ritual centres-some over five thousand years old-often aligned with the rising and setting of the sun or moon.This book explains the history and the facts known about them, and shows how we are gradually coming to an understanding of the significance these gaunt, grey circles had to their builders.

• Reihe: Shire Publications
• ISBN: 9780747806097
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2005
• Größe: 210 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc