Hengeworld
Life in Britain 2000 BC as Revealed by the Latest Discoveries at Stonehenge, Avebury and Stanton Drew
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2001
Summary
The authoritative book on the world-famous neolithic monument of Stonehenge, investigating its mysterious archaeological past, and its importance in British history.
In November 1997 English Heritage announced the discovery of a vast prehistoric temple in Somerset. The extraordinary wooden rings at Stanton Drew are the most recent and biggest of a series of remarkable discoveries that have transformed the way archaeologists think of the great monuments in the region, including Avebury…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099278757 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099278758 |
| Author: | Michael Pitts |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2001 |
| Weight: | 309g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
Generations have tried to understand the meaning of this amazing monument… yet till now no one has bene able to say with any confidence what it was for… an up-to-date, eye-opening book on our greatest prehistoric monument * Daily Mail *Reads like a whodunnit * Manchester Evening News *Mike Pitts is that rare thing, an archaeologist who not only makes the news…but who can also write it. This book is a gem - witty, charming, urbane, informative * Simon Denison, British Archaeology *
About The Author
Michael Pitts
Mike Pitts, the only living archaeologist to have directed excavations at both Stonehenge and Avebury, studied at the Institute of Archaeology (University College London) before moving to Wiltshire for a stint as Curator of the Alexander Keiller Museum. He has written extensively for academic journals, as well as for radio, newspapers and popular magazines and his first book Fairweather Eden was published in 1997 to critical acclaim.
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