Read John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge

John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge

Aubrey Burl

4.9/5 (28137 ratings)

Description:The career of eminent archaeologist John Aubrey and his revolutionary work on stone circles. John Aubrey is best known for his gossipy Brief Lives, but Aubrey Burl, the world expert on stone circles, argues he should be equally celebrated for his discovery of the age and wonders of prehistory, Britain's stone circles.In 1649, out hunting he chanced upon the wonders of Avebury. They fascinated him. The stones were clearly some form of temple, and as they were found in places where neither Roman, Saxon nor Dane had been they must have been erected before them when the only priesthood were the Druids. Aubrey was the first to have that heretical insight. Over the years John Aubrey compiled the first, objective compilation of pre-Roman monuments in Britain from the Merry Maidens in Cornwall to the moon aligned recumbent circles of Northern Scotland. Between lay famous rings like the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire and Long Meg and her Daughters in the Lake District. For years he was 'never off horseback', searching. His scribbled notes formed the foundation of stone circle studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge. To get started finding John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1445601575

Description: The career of eminent archaeologist John Aubrey and his revolutionary work on stone circles. John Aubrey is best known for his gossipy Brief Lives, but Aubrey Burl, the world expert on stone circles, argues he should be equally celebrated for his discovery of the age and wonders of prehistory, Britain's stone circles.In 1649, out hunting he chanced upon the wonders of Avebury. They fascinated him. The stones were clearly some form of temple, and as they were found in places where neither Roman, Saxon nor Dane had been they must have been erected before them when the only priesthood were the Druids. Aubrey was the first to have that heretical insight. Over the years John Aubrey compiled the first, objective compilation of pre-Roman monuments in Britain from the Merry Maidens in Cornwall to the moon aligned recumbent circles of Northern Scotland. Between lay famous rings like the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire and Long Meg and her Daughters in the Lake District. For years he was 'never off horseback', searching. His scribbled notes formed the foundation of stone circle studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge. To get started finding John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge

John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, From Avebury to Stonehenge

More Books

Prehistoric Ritual and Religion: Essays in Honour of Aubrey Burl

Prehistoric Ritual and Religion: Essays in Honour of Aubrey Burl

A Brief History of Stonehenge

A Brief History of Stonehenge

Danse Macabre: François Villon, Poetry & Murder in Medieval France

Danse Macabre: François Villon, Poetry & Murder in Medieval France

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany

Prehistoric Avebury, Second Edition

Prehistoric Avebury, Second Edition

Black Barty: Bartholomew Roberts and His Pirate Crew, 1718-1723

Black Barty: Bartholomew Roberts and His Pirate Crew, 1718-1723

God's Heretics: The Albigensian Crusade

God's Heretics: The Albigensian Crusade

Rare Aubrey Burl, Edward Piper / RINGS OF STONE 1st Edition 1980 [Hardcover] Burl, Aubrey & Edward Piper

Rare Aubrey Burl, Edward Piper / RINGS OF STONE 1st Edition 1980 [Hardcover] Burl, Aubrey & Edward Piper

Catullus: A Poet in the Rome of Julius Caeser

Catullus: A Poet in the Rome of Julius Caeser