This magnificent book is a fascinating account of the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury, which not only II date from an earlier era but are also larger than the more famous sarsen stone circle of Stonehenge.
The Avebury Monuments, Wiltshire
The first of these was the Wiltshire intellectual John Aubrey ( born 12 March 1626 , near Kington St Michael , Chippenham ; died June 1697 ) who encountered Avebury by chance in January 1649 in the course of a hunting expedition .
Avebury stone circle is over 4000 years old. It is one of the largest prehistoric henges in Britain, and has been designated as a World Heritage Site. This is an account of Avebury's ceremonial sites, ancient avenues and barrows.
As discussed inChapter 10, thebuilders had to make each aspect ofthe hengecongruent or integral to the symbolism of the whole; a lot of thought would have gone into the placement of each stone. It had to harmonise with its neighbours, ...
Avebury Henge The Main Axis of the Monument The View from the Obelisk Southern Stars The 'D' Feature Stone Row The Obelisk-Silbury Alignment The Cove & Primary Alignments to the Stars Avebury: Mirror of the Milky Way Avebury as Axis ...
This is an illustrated survey of one of Britain's most important archaeological sites. As well as the Avebury stone circle, it includes other important neolithic monuments: the Great Henge; East...
What was it that first attracted people to the Avebury area more than 5,000 years ago?Beautifully illustrated with over 400 photographs, maps and diagrams, Exploring Avebury invites us on a journey of discovery.
The career of eminent archaeologist John Aubrey and his revolutionary work on stone circles.
It is over one hundred years since the publication of the wide ranging archaeological field investigation undertaken on the Marlborough Downs by the Rev A C Smith. His work Guide...