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The Stonehenge companion / James McClintock

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: A think book for English heritage | Think book for English heritagePublication details: London : Think Books, 2006Description: 157 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781905624089 .
  • 9781905624089 .
Subject(s): Summary: Revels in the Summer Solstice and feels the grass beneath its feet as it cavorts into the inner circle of the sacred and secretive structure. Unearthing the teeming years of investigation that have been ploughed into the site, the book profiles the scholars and creative minds that the stone circle has fascinated and provides answers to such granite-heavy questions as...How do you get there? From this mystical monument we will learn: The variety of theories that have been ventured for the henge's existence; How many centuries of planning and perfection went into the structure; Which rock bands have embarrassed themselves with onstage replicas; Why it is a temple to the sun; Who continues to worship at the site; and, Which sites it competes with in the league of ancient British artefacts?
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves Donation 936.2319 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G115666
General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 936.2319 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G114813

"Published in association with English Heritage"

Includes bibliographical references and index

Revels in the Summer Solstice and feels the grass beneath its feet as it cavorts into the inner circle of the sacred and secretive structure. Unearthing the teeming years of investigation that have been ploughed into the site, the book profiles the scholars and creative minds that the stone circle has fascinated and provides answers to such granite-heavy questions as...How do you get there? From this mystical monument we will learn: The variety of theories that have been ventured for the henge's existence; How many centuries of planning and perfection went into the structure; Which rock bands have embarrassed themselves with onstage replicas; Why it is a temple to the sun; Who continues to worship at the site; and, Which sites it competes with in the league of ancient British artefacts?

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