The Stones of Time
Calendars, Sundials, and Stone Chambers of Ancient Ireland
$47.81
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
10 January 1994
Summary
This revealing text describes the exciting discovery and deciphering of the 5,000-year-old stone chambers and standing stones of pre-Celtic Ireland. At midwinter sunrise, Martin Brennan and his research partner observed a beam of light shining into the central chamber at Newgrange, illuminating a series of glyphs on the back wall. They went on to observe significant solar and lunar events at other chambers and stone complexes in the Boyne Valley and Loughcrew Mountains. Through a combination …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780892815098 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0892815094 |
| Author: | Martin Brennan |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Imprint: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Edition: | 0002nd |
| Release Date: | 10 January 1994 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 171mm x 15mm |
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“The most complete record of Irish megalithic art ever published … calculated to overturn some fundamental doctrines of prehistoric archaeology and initiate an entirely new mode of enquiry.”
“A pioneering work … we may have been given a revelation of the cosmological beliefs of our distant forefathers.” * The Times Literary Supplement *“One of the most dramatic archaeological detective stories of our time … provides one exciting and awesomely beautiful drama in the continuing search for man’s intellectual past.” * Alexander Marshack, author of The Roots of Civilization *“The most complete record of Irish megalithic art ever published … calculated to overturn some fundamental doctrines of prehistoric archaeology and initiate an entirely new mode of enquiry.” * John Michell, author of Secrets of the Stones *“An exciting and fascinating book.” * The Irish Times *
About The Author
Martin Brennan
Martin Brennan is a New York artist who spent three years of study on prehistoric art in Mexico and a similar period in Japan. Of Irish parentage, he was drawn to Ireland and the Boyne Valley, where he spent six years studying the neolithic stone chambers and their symbolic art before formulating the groundbreaking theories set forth in this book.
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