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From Stonehenge to Callanish, from Newgrange to Er-Lannic, great prehistoric stone circles have drawn thousands of admiring visitors to their sites every year. This practical guidebook deals comprehensively with the stone circles of Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic horseshoes of Brittany. The book describes over 400 sites and discusses the archaeology and architectural features of each ring. Burl tells the reader how to find a specific site and what to look for, considers problems of dating the remains, points out interrelationships between widely separated sites, explains place-names, and provides stories about legends, witchcraft, and funerals associated with the rings. He also gives suggestions for practical work on site, telling how to deduce the source of the stones, estimate their weight, calculate the number of people involved in the construction of a ring, and investigate the possibility of alignments to the sun and moon. Featuring information, useful maps, and 70 photographs, this is a resource for those interested in the mysteries of the ancient sanctuaries known as stone circles.Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-139780300063318
eBay Product ID (ePID)88138901
Product Key Features
Number of Pages276 Pages
Publication NameA Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, History
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
AuthorAubrey Burl
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height215 mm
Item Weight450 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorAubrey Burl