Avebury: The Biography of a Landscape
- ISBN-10
- 0752414534
- ISBN-13
- 9780752414539
- Category
- Avebury (England)
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Authors
- Joshua Pollard, Andrew J. Reynolds
Description
This book traces the history of the Avebury stone circle and its surrounding landscape.
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