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Author:   Barry Cunliffe ,  Lord Colin Renfrew
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   v.92
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.228kg
ISBN:  

9780197261743

ISBN 10:   0197261744
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   18 December 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction; Setting the Scene: Stonehenge in the Round; The Structural History of Stonehenge; Dating Stonehenge; Mapping the Stonehenge World Heritage Site; Geophysical Surveys within the Stonehenge Landscape: A Review of Past Endeavour and Future Potential; Environment and Land-use: The Economic Development of the Communities who built Stonehenge (an Economy to Support the Stones); Remembered and Imagined Belongings: Stonehenge in its Traditions and Structure of Meaning; Ever Increasing Circles: The Sacred Geographies of Stonehenge and its Landscape; Astronomy and Stonehenge; The Engineering of Stonehenge; The Provenence of Rocks used in the Construction of Stonehenge; Transport of the Stonehenge Bluestones: Testing the Glacial Hypothesis; The Stonehenge Bluestones: Discussion; Stonehenge in its Wider Context; Future Directions for the Study of Stonehenge and its Landscape

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<br> For those who thought they knew all there was to know about Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, this well-written collection will be a revelation...Anyone now attempting to understand Stonehenge must begin with this volume. Students and general readers will also find it profitable and enjoyable. An extremely important and very welcome work. --Choice<p><br>

For those who thought they knew all there was to know about Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, this well-written collection will be a revelation...Anyone now attempting to understand Stonehenge must begin with this volume. Students and general readers will also find it profitable and enjoyable. An extremely important and very welcome work. --Choice<br>

Author Information

Barry Cunliffe was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. He has worked on many of the iconic British excavations including Fishbourne Roman Palace, Danebury Hillfort and Hengistbury Head. He is an authority on the Iron Age and the Celts, and the author of many scholarly and popular publications including The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe, Britain Begins, and The Celts, A Very Short Introduction.

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