Bibliograph

Stonehenge, the story of a sacred landscape, Francis Pryor

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Stonehenge, the story of a sacred landscape, Francis Pryor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stonehenge

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1018199279

Responsibility statement

Francis Pryor

Sub title

the story of a sacred landscape

Summary

"Pryor delivers a rigorous account of the nature and history of Stonehenge, but also places the enigmatic monument in a wider cultural context, bringing acute insight into how antiquarians, scholars, writers, artists, and even neopagans, have interpreted the mystery over the centuries."--Front jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Why Stonehenge matters -- Introduction: Religion, landscape and change -- After the ice (8000-4000 BC) -- The Stonehenge "ritual landscape" (4000-1500 BC) -- Before the great stones, part I: the formative years (from 3300 BC) -- Before the great stones, part II: stage 1 (from 3000 BC) -- The great stones arrive: stage 2 (from 2500 BC) -- The journey from life to death: stage 3 (from 2400 BC) -- Later developments: stages 4 and 5 (2100-1500 BC) -- After the stones -- Stonehenge today -- Appendix I. Timeline of significant events in British prehistory -- Appendix II. The ditch and the gradual establishment of Stonehenge

Target audience

general

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