Stonehenge - The Story of a Sacred Landscape
Author(s): Francis Pryor
Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure. Its purpose - place of worship, sacrificial arena, giant calendar - 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 c. 3000 BC, Stonehenge's key elements are its 'bluestones' , transported from West Wales by unexplained means, and 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 stones in a wider cultural context, exploring how antiquarians, scholars, writers, artists, 'the heritage industry' - and even neopagans - have interpreted the site over the centuries.
General Information
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- : Head of Zeus
- : Head of Zeus
- : 0.552
- : 01 July 2016
- : 2.2 Centimeters X 19.3 Centimeters X 19.3 Centimeters
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Francis Pryor
- : Hardback with dustjacket
- : 936.2319
- : fine
- : 208