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The Stonehenge people : an exploration of life in Neolithic Britain, 4700-2000 BC / Rodney Castleden ; illustrated by the author.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Castleden, Rodney.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neolithic period--Great Britain.
- Neolithic period.
- Prehistoric peoples--Great Britain.
- Prehistoric peoples.
- Megalithic monuments--Great Britain.
- Megalithic monuments.
- Stonehenge (England).
- Great Britain--Antiquities.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Exploration of life in Neolithic Britain, 4700-2000 BC
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1990 (1993 printing)
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Rodney Castleden presents an illuminating and convincing interpretation of Stonhenge's cultural context and historical meaning.
- Contents:
- THE MYSTERIOUS MONUMENT
- HERE IN THIS MAGIC WOOD
- HEARTH AND HOME
- THE BROKEN CIRCLE
- OF THE EFFECTE OF CERTAINE STONES
- CLAY CIRCLES: THE FIRST POTTERY
- BY WHAT MECHANICAL CRAFT
- BY THE DEVIL'S FORCE
- EARTH CIRCLES AND EARTH LINES
- THE RITUAL FUNCTION
- THE OLD TEMPLES OF THE GODS
- DIALOGUE WITH DEATH
- THE LAUGHING CHILDREN
- THE PEACEFUL CITADEL
- THE GREAT MYSTERY
- THE SPEAKING STONES
- CHILDHOOD'S END
- APPENDIX: CONVERSION TABLES FOR RADIOCARBON DATES.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-95350-X
- 1-280-32900-9
- 0-203-32497-8
- 1-134-95351-8
- 0-203-08248-6
- 9780203082485
- OCLC:
- 53439246
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