A Guide to Ancient Sites in Britain
Author : Janet Bord
Publisher :
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Janet Bord
Publisher :
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Janet Bord
Publisher :
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 9780901539540
Author : Andy Burnham
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1786782030
Winner of Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Discover the iconic standing stones and prehistoric sites of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—this comprehensive, coffee table travel guide features over 750 must-see destinations, with maps and color photographs The ultimate insiders’ guide, The Old Stones gives unparalleled insight into where to find prehistoric sites and how to understand them, by drawing on the knowledge, expertise and passion of the archaeologists, theorists, photographers and stones aficionados who contribute to the world’s biggest megalithic website—the Megalithic Portal. Including over 30 maps and site plans and hundreds of color photographs, it also contains scores of articles by a wide range of contributors—from archaeologists and archaeoastronomers to dowsers and geomancers—that will change the way you see these amazing survivals from our distant past. Locate over 1,000 of Britain and Ireland’s most atmospheric prehistoric places, from recently discovered moorland circles to standing stones hidden in housing estates. Discover which sites could align with celestial bodies or horizon landmarks. Explore acoustic, color, and shadow theory to get inside the minds of the Neolithic and Bronze Age people who created these extraordinary places. Find out which sites have the most spectacular views, which are the best for getting away from it all and which have been immortalized in music. And don't forget to visit the Megalithic Portal website and get involved by posting your discoveries online. All royalties from this book go to support the running of the Megalithic Portal: www.megalithic.com.
Author : Tim Taylor
Publisher : Random House
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Archaeological sites
ISBN : 1905026013
Channel 4's perenially popular Time Team take us on an archaeological sight-seeing tour of Britain and Ireland. Region by region, they select the most interesting and important sites which are open to public visitors, some familiar to all, others relatively unknown.
Author : Dave Hamilton
Publisher : Wild Things Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Castles
ISBN : 9781910636022
Discover and explore Britain's extraordinary history through its most beautiful lost ruins. From crag-top castles to crumbling houses lost in ancient forest, and ivy-encrusted relics of industry to sacred places long since over-grown.
Author : Peter A. Clayton
Publisher : B T Batsford Limited
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 30,46 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780713448443
Author : Dave Hamilton
Publisher : Wild Things Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,92 MB
Release : 2019-03-03
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 9781910636169
"Wild ruins B.C. reveals Britain's extraordinary ancient history, from 10,000 years ago to the birth of Christ. Exploring Britain's finest wild sites, discover the lost remains and mysterious stones that lie hidden in some of the most beautiful landscapes of Britain. From sacred tombs and caves, to awe-inspiring stone circles and earthworks, Bronze Age brochs to dramatic Iron Age hillforts"--
Author : Timothy Darvill
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 9780192841018
Travelling around England is in many senses a journey back in time. On all sides, and sometimes even under the road or footpath itself, there are fragments of the ancient past side by side with the clutter of the modern world. Medieval villages, castles, ancient churches, and Roman villas arecommonplace and take us back to the time of Christ. Far older, yet equally abundant, are the barrows, hillforts, stone circles, camps, standing stones, trackways, and other relics of prehistoric times that have survived for several thousand years.This Guide is all about these ancient remains: the prehistoric, Roman, and medieval sites which date from the time between the first appearance of people in what we now call England during the last Ice Age and the end of medieval times around 1600 AD.
Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300083477
The spectacular stone circles of western Europe, some nearly 6000 years old, have intrigued viewers through the ages. This beautiful book about these megalithic rings explores their ancestry, methods of construction, and eventual desertion. A substantially revised version of Aubrey Burl's highly praised work The Stone Circles of the British Isles, it offers new insights into the purpose of stone circles. It also provides a new interpretation of Stonehenge and of Callanish in Scotland, the first overview of the cromlechs in Brittany, a discussion of the problems of archaeoastronomy as related to stone circles, a greatly expanded Gazetteer, and an up-to-date list of radiocarbon dates and recent excavations.
Author : Julian Cope
Publisher : HarperThorsons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,54 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : 9780722535998
In this unique guide to Britain's megalithic culture, rock n' roller Julian Cope provides an inspired fusion of travel, history, poetry, maps, field notes, and pure passion.