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Standing Stones: Stonehenge, Carnac and the World of Megaliths: Carnac, Stonehenge and the World of Megaliths (New Horizons)
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Product Description
Who built the megaliths, those massive stone structures ranging from tombs to standing stones that date back to over 4000 BC? Why were they built? How were the enormous stones transported and erected? Were these strange, sacred stones used as temples or tombs, sculptures or houses? Covering the best-known sites - Avebury and Stonehenge in England, Carnac in France and Knowth in Ireland - and also less famous examples in Scandinavia, Malta, Egypt and Spain, this book considers the special significance - architectural, scientific, religious and cultural - of these enigmatic Neolithic stone structures.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #179998 in Books
- Published on: 1999-03-29
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Customer Reviews
Small but beautiful
Despite its slender appearance this glossy book contains a huge wealth of information about the concepts, history, stories and archaeology os standing stone sites.
I bought it to learn more about Carnac, which it covers sufficiently well, but there is much more to this book than that. The detailed plans, excellent photographs, and well laid-out design will give you an overview and timeline for many other major and minor megalithic sites in western europe.
One of the best impulse buys I've made.
