Prehistoric stone circles
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Prehistoric stone circles
（Shire archaeology, 9）
Shire, 2005
4th ed
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Bibliography: p. 63
Includes index
"First published 1979. second edition 1983. expanded third edition 1988; reprinted 1991, 1994 and, with amendments, 1997 and 2001. fourth edition, with new text and illustrated in colour, 2005."--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This little book has become a classic. Re-issued yet again with revisions and colour pictures, it provides an excellent introduction to stone circles, including Stonehenge, and shows how we are gradually coming to an understanding of their significance.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The origins of stone circles
- Early stone circles: Late Neolithic Age, c.3650-2900 BC
- The Megalithic Enclosures of Britanny
- The Middle Period: Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, c.2900-2200 BC
- Late stone circles
- Early to Middle Bronze Age, c.2200-1500 BC
- Stonehenge: c. 3000-1500 BC
- Current work on stone circles
- Sites to visit
- Further reading
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