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The Story of Silbury Hill

Author : Jim Leary
Publisher : Historic England
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Silbury Hill written by Jim Leary and published by Historic England. This book was released on 2010 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two experts with unrivalled information and knowledge of Silbury Hill, and combining scholarly research and readable narrative, this book sets out the archaeological story of Silbury: from an early recognition of its importance to antiquarian and archaeological investigations of the hill. The book describes each event, setting it within its own historical and political context; the story of the monument is juxtaposed with the enigmatic and eccentric characters of the time. The collapse on the summit in 2000, leading to the opening of the hill's famous tunnel in 2007 to much media fanfare, is covered. For the first time the results of the recent work are set out in detail, describing early activity on the site, the origins of the monument and the construction techniques used. Numerous new and vivid reconstruction drawings present a unique interpretation of this iconic prehistoric monument. The book also describes how the monument was seen and used by later communities, from the Roman small town that grew up around the hill - the inhabitants quite literally living in its shadow - to medieval buildings on the summit. The final chapter discusses what Silbury means to people today: its power and spirituality for locals, visitors, New Agers and Druids alike.

Silbury

Author : Michael Dames
Publisher : History Press (SC)
ISBN 13 : 9780752498492
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book Silbury written by Michael Dames and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silbury, the biggest mystery in prehistoric Britain, here solved and enhanced

The Silbury Treasure

Author : Michael Dames
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500271407
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Silbury Treasure written by Michael Dames and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1976 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On Silbury Hill

Author : Adam Thorpe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908213365
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book On Silbury Hill written by Adam Thorpe and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer Adam Thorpe's musings on the mysterious and historical Silbury Hill in Wiltshire.

Silbury Hill

Author : Jim Leary
Publisher : Historic England Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781848020450
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Silbury Hill written by Jim Leary and published by Historic England Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silbury Hill is an enormous earthen mound that is situated in the heart of the Marlborough Downs, and set today within the Avebury World Heritage Site. This academic monograph will provide a full account of the recent archaeological investigations.

The Land of the White Horse

Author : David Miles
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500519935
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Land of the White Horse written by David Miles and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of one of England’s great ancient monuments: the 360-foot-long chalk White Horse at Uffington. The White Horse at Uffington is an icon of the English landscape—a prehistoric, nearly abstract figure 360 feet long, carved into the green turf of a chalk hill. Along with Stonehenge, the Horse is widely regarded as one of the Wonders of Britain. For centuries antiquarians, travelers, and local people have speculated about the age of the Horse, who created it, and why. Was it a memorial to King Alfred the Great’s victory over the Danes, an emblem of the first Anglo-Saxon settlers, was the Horse an actor in an elaborate prehistoric ritual, drawing the sun across the sky? Archaeologist David Miles explores the rich history of the ancient white horse, as well as the surrounding landscape, in order to understand the people who have lived there since the end of the Ice Age. As Miles tracks the possible origin of this English landmark, he also illuminates how the White Horse has influenced countless artists, poets, and writers, including Eric Ravilious, John Betjeman, and J. R. R. Tolkien. The White Horse is one of most remarkable monuments of England, not least because it is still intact. People have cared for it and curated it for centuries, even millennia. Ultimately, Miles, using an archaeological framework, roots a myth for modern times in scientific findings.

The Modern Antiquarian

Author : Julian Cope
Publisher : HarperThorsons
ISBN 13 : 9780722535998
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book The Modern Antiquarian written by Julian Cope and published by HarperThorsons. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Remembered Land

Author : Jim Leary
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474245927
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Remembered Land written by Jim Leary and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did small-scale societies in the past experience and respond to sea-level rise? What happened when their dwellings, hunting grounds and ancestral lands were lost under an advancing tide? This book asks these questions in relation to the hunter-gatherer inhabitants of a lost prehistoric land; a land that became entirely inundated and now lies beneath the North Sea. It seeks to understand how these people viewed and responded to their changing environment, suggesting that people were not struggling against nature, but simply getting on with life – with all its trials and hardships, satisfactions and pleasures, and with a multitude of choices available. At the same time, this loss of land – the loss of places and familiar locales where myths were created and identities formed – would have profoundly affected people's sense of being. This book moves beyond the static approach normally applied to environmental change in the past to capture its nuances. Through this, a richer and more complex story of past sea-level rise develops; a story that may just have resonance for us today.

Seed of Knowledge, Stone of Plenty

Author : John A. Burke
Publisher : Council Oak Books
ISBN 13 : 9781571781840
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Seed of Knowledge, Stone of Plenty written by John A. Burke and published by Council Oak Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burke and Halbert present the scientific evidence behind their startling, original theory: ancient peoples constructed temples, mounds, and megaliths to increase the fertility of crops. These peoples used an ancient technology, only now rediscovered.

Hidden History

Author : Brian Haughton
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1601639686
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Hidden History written by Brian Haughton and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archaeologist explores history’s most fascinating enigmas, from the ancient Druids to the mysteries of the Mayan calendar and the lost city of Atlantis. Across thousands of years of history, so-called lost civilizations still speak to us through their artifacts and architecture. In Hidden History, archaeologist Brian Haughton fills the gap between archaeology and alternative history using the latest available data and a common sense, open-minded approach. Divided into three sections, this expertly researched volume shares the secrets of Mysterious Places, Unexplained Artifacts, and Enigmatic People. Haughton introduces readers to the greatest mysteries of the ancient world, from the labyrinthine palace of Knossos on Crete to the pyramids of Egypt, the remote jungle temples of Peru, and the megalithic mystery of Stonehenge. But he also goes further to explore historical puzzles like the Coso Artifact, the possibility of ancient flight, and the Voynich Manuscript, as well as mysterious peoples from the Magi and the Druids to the Knights Templar and the Green Children. With more than 50 photographs and illustrations, this is the ideal reference work for those interested in the archaeology of these great enigmas.

Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies

Author : Lynne Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107059372
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies written by Lynne Kelly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lynne Kelly explores the role of formal knowledge systems in small-scale oral cultures in both historic and archaeological contexts. In the first part, she examines knowledge systems within historically recorded oral cultures, showing how the link between power and the control of knowledge is established. Analyzing the material mnemonic devices used by documented oral cultures, she demonstrates how early societies maintained a vast corpus of pragmatic information concerning animal behavior, plant properties, navigation, astronomy, genealogies, laws and trade agreements, among other matters. In the second part Kelly turns to the archaeological record of three sites, Chaco Canyon, Poverty Point and Stonehenge, offering new insights into the purpose of the monuments and associated decorated objects. This book demonstrates how an understanding of rational intellect, pragmatic knowledge and mnemonic technologies in prehistoric societies offers a new tool for analysis of monumental structures built by non-literate cultures.

Pagan Britain

Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300198582
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Britain written by Ronald Hutton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic Era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion. Setting forth a chronological narrative, Hutton along the way makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites—Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey—as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive “why” of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain’s deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights.

English Grounds

Author : Andrew Rumsey
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334061148
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book English Grounds written by Andrew Rumsey and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this journal of short, lyrical reflections, Andrew Rumsey takes the reader on an exploration of faith, place and identity. Focusing on the author’s home in Wiltshire, as he arrives to take up an ancient role in a testing time, English Grounds is both an affirmation and critique of this country’s Christian heritage. Together the essays challenge us to think more deeply about the place of the Church in the consciousness of the English, and the place of England in the consciousness of the Church.

Pagan's Progress

Author : Michael Dames
Publisher : Mit Press
ISBN 13 : 9781907222498
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Pagan's Progress written by Michael Dames and published by Mit Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly ancient vision of the English landscape from one of its most revered mythographers. In an age of ecological turbulence, our understanding of the hills, rivers and fields we live among is more critical than ever. But what might the academic study of geography fail to teach us, and what relationships to the land might be revealed by reinvestigating the neglected knowledge practices of myth, history and legend? Michael Dames sets out to reconnect with the hallowed landscapes of Britain and Ireland, and finds them populated by ancient goddesses, strange rites, and embedded energies. As he voyages beneath the Neolithic immensity of Silbury Hill, past the chalk horses of Uffington, and the ravaged cliffs of Land's End peninsular, Dames meets a wild community of holy cows, industrious bees, Sheila-na- Gigs, and Salmon women, channeling the peculiar folk tales they have to tell. Presented as a series of insightful and lyrical vignettes beautifully illustrated by artist Natalie Kay-Thatcher, each chapter of this far-roaming book conducts a pilgrimage along the tracks and byways of dimly remembered lore, renewing connections with customs that underscore our relationship to the lands we inhabit. It offers a pagan's progress towards re-enchanting and deepening our sense of belonging to a landscape both strange and sacred.

Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British Landscape

Author : Mary-Ann Ochota
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
ISBN 13 : 0711240086
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British Landscape written by Mary-Ann Ochota and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the times when you’re driving past a lumpy, bumpy field and you wonder what made the lumps and bumps; for when you’re walking between two lines of grand trees, wondering when and why they were planted; for when you see a brown heritage sign pointing to a ‘tumulus’ but you don’t know what to look for… Entertaining and factually rigorous, Hidden Histories will help you decipher the story of our landscape through the features you can see around you. This Spotter’s Guide arms the amateur explorer with the crucial information needed to ‘read’ the landscape and spot the human activities that have shaped our green and pleasant land. Photographs and diagrams point out specific details and typical examples to help the curious Spotter ‘get their eye in’ and understand what they’re looking at, or looking for. Specially commissioned illustrations bring to life the processes that shaped the landscape - from medieval ploughing to Roman road building - and stand-alone capsules explore interesting aspects of history such as the Highland Clearances or the coming of Christianity. This unique guide uncovers the hidden stories behind the country's landscape, making it the perfect companion for an exploration of our green and pleasant land.

The Hypnotic Power of Crop Circles

Author : Bert Janssen
Publisher : Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN 13 : 9781931882347
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book The Hypnotic Power of Crop Circles written by Bert Janssen and published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the mysteries and power of crop circles; their symbols and patterns, and what their purpose is.

Elidor

Author : Alan Garner
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152056247
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Elidor written by Alan Garner and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1967 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four children discover a dangerous world of magic--buried in a slum--in this Alan Garner classic.