Ring of Stone Circles (eBook)

Stan Abbott (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
Saraband (Verlag)
978-1-915089-81-6 (ISBN)

Infos

An accessible exploration of England's prehistoric past through the clues set in stone by our ancient ancestors. Stan Abbott explores Britain's neolithic remains, including Castlerigg and Long Meg and her Daughters.In Ring of Stone Circles, Stan Abbott sets out to explore one part of England for the visible clues to our mysterious past from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages: stone circles and standing stones, in Cumbriathe Northern English county that boasts more of these monuments than any other. Here, the countrys tallest mountains are ringed by almost fifty circles and henges, most of them sited in the foothills or on outlying plateaux. But why were these built?We may never have a definitive answer to this question, but by observing and comparing sites, a greater understanding emerges. Were some circles built for ritualistic purposes, or perhaps astronomical? Were they burial sites, or simply meeting places?Join Stan Abbott as he searches for the hidden stories these great monuments guardand might reveal if we get to know them.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.11.2022
• Zusatzinfo: Includes 10 specially commissioned linocut illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: England, Travel to England, English countryside, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Neolithic, Cumbria, druids, prehistoric, stone circles, stone henge, lake district, bronze ages, stone ages, outdoors, ancient civilisations, astronomy, anthropology, history, british history, prehistoric architecture, archaeology, historic rituals, ancient history, prehistory, ancient monuments, historic monuments, BCE, 10,000–4,500 BCE, 2300–800 BC, Iron age, walking, , cycling, local history, national history
• ISBN-10: 1-915089-81-6 / 1915089816
• ISBN-13: 978-1-915089-81-6 / 9781915089816