320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Every generation has created its own interpretation of Stonehenge, but rarely do these relate to the physical realities of the monument. Rodney Castleden begins with those elements which made possible the building of this vast stone circle: the site, the materials and the society that undertook the enormous task of transporting and raising the great vertical stones, then capping them, all to a... Read more
List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. ‘BEYOND ALL HISTORICAL RECALL’, 3. THE FIRST STONEHENGE, 4. STONEHENGE ABANDONED?, 5. STONES FROM AFAR: THE BLUESTONE ENIGMA, 6. CULMINATION: THE SARSEN MONUMENT, 7. STONEHENGE COMPLETED: THE RETURN OF THE BLUESTONES, 8. THE MEANING OF STONEHENGE, 9. STONEHENGE IN DECLINE, Appendix A: The chronology of Stonehenge, Appendix B: The cost of building the Stonehenge complex, Appendix C: Radiocarbon dates, Appendix D: Large volcanic eruptions and Stonehenge: a possible connection?, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Rodney Castleden
