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Prehistoric Henges Paperback - 2008

by Aubrey Burl


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Stonehenge is just one of almost a hundred vast circular earthworks built in the British Isles over four thousand years ago. Known as henges, they remain one of the mysteries of prehistoric Britain. Unlike stone circles, which are their counterparts in the west, henges have generally been ignored. With their overgrown banks and weathered ditches they attract few visitors. Yet discoveries have revealed fascinating glimpses of the beliefs of their builders. Excavations have unearthed grim evidence of forgotten rituals: a child's sacrifice at Woodhenge; a human burial at the center of Arbor Low; a woman's skull at the entrance to Gorsey Bigbury; winter moonlight at Stonehenge. Such things hint at the power and importance that these huge enclosures once had. The effort needed to raise these spacious rings of earth or chalk, the careful planning of their entrances, the settings of stone or timber inside them and the avenues leading uphill from nearby rivers all make henges among the most exciting and intriguing of the ancient monuments of the British Isles.

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  • Title Prehistoric Henges
  • Author Aubrey Burl
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shire Publications, RISBOROUGH
  • Date 2008-10-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780747801238 / 0747801231
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.87 x 0.24 in (20.96 x 14.91 x 0.61 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Antiquities, Bronze age - Great Britain
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009294359
  • Dewey Decimal Code 936.101

About the author

Aubrey Burl is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. His interest has always been in the early societies of prehistoric Britain, particularly in their ritual practices.
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