1979, ISBN: 0300023685

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780300023688], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 27.89], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], AVEBURY, STONE CIRCLES, EXCAVATION, MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS, PREHISTORIC RITUALS, ARCHAEOLO… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300023688], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 27.89], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], AVEBURY, STONE CIRCLES, EXCAVATION, MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS, PREHISTORIC RITUALS, ARCHAEOLOGY, JOHN AUBREY, BEAKER POTTERY, CHAMBERED TOMBS, EARTHWORKS, RING STONE, SANCTUARY, WILLIAM STUKELEY, STONEHENGE, WEST KENNET, FERTILITY, SEXUAL SYMBOLISM, Jacket, The format is approximately 8.875 inches by 10.5 inches. vii, [3], 275, [3] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Minor wear to the dust jacket. The DJ is price-clipped. Harry Aubrey Woodruff Burl FSA HonFSA Scot (24 September 1926 - 8 April 2020) was a British archaeologist known for his studies into megalithic monuments and the nature of prehistoric rituals associated with them. He was Principal Lecturer in Archaeology, Hull College, East Riding of Yorkshire. Burl received a volume edited in his honor. He was called by The New York Times, "the leading authority on British stone circles". Burl's work, while considering the astronomical roles of many megalithic monuments, was cautious of embracing the more tenuous claims of archaeoastronomy. In Prehistoric Avebury Burl proposed that Circles and Henge monuments, far from being astronomical observatories for a class of "astronomer priests" were more likely used for ritualistic practices, connected with death and fertility rites, and ancestor worship. Rituals would have been performed at key times of the year, such as the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, to ensure a successful harvest from the land. His approach led him to question what he saw as the over-romanticized view that Stonehenge was built from bluestones hauled from the Preseli Hills to Salisbury Plain. In his view, the stones had been left close to the site by earlier glaciers and then exploited by the monument's builders. Research by earth scientists shows that glacier ice, at least once, passed through Pembrokeshire did cross the coasts of Somerset and Devon. This magnificent book is a fascinating account of the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury, which not only date from an earlier era but are also larger than the more famous sarsen stone circle of Stonehenge. Written by a leading archaeologist, the book considers every aspect of Avebury's history and construction and discusses the probable purpose of these massive structures, in the process creating a vivid and moving picture of their creators-a primitive people whose lives were brief, savage, and fearful., Books<

1979, ISBN: 9780300023688

Gebundene Ausgabe

UsedGood., 0, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966 Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. Photocopy. This copy is a Bound Photocopy of the original 375 page history of the American Pediatric Society… Mehr…

UsedGood., 0, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966 Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. Photocopy. This copy is a Bound Photocopy of the original 375 page history of the American Pediatric Society. Gives the Society's background, then broken down into the time periods of 1889-1900; 1901-1913; 1914-1926; 1927-1928; 1939-1944; 1946-1954 and 1955-1964. With references, roster, appendix and index. Some pages have ink underlining.., McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966, 3, New Zealand: typed notes. Good. Paperback. 0. photocopy 2 pages - 'The names in the covenant are those of the Maori and half cast families ,to the newest born at that time,liv ing in the Te One area & North from Taare kamo's place. -photocop y only ., typed notes, 2.5, New Haven and London:: Yale University Press, 1979., 1979. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. vii, (viii), 275 pp. Photos and illustrations (some in color), index. Brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine title, dust-jacket; jacket creased with small stain on front cover, else very good. Burndy Bookplate. ISBN: 0300023685 Burl, a British archaeologist best known for his studies into megalithic monuments, worked while considering the astronomical roles of many megalithic monuments, was cautious of embracing the more tenuous claims of archeoastronomy. In Prehistoric Avebury Burl proposed that Circles and Henge monuments, far from being astronomical observatories for a class of "astronomer priests" were more likely used for ritualistic practices, connected with death and fertility rites, and ancestor worship, similar to practices observed in other agricultural cultures (in particular the rituals of Native North American Tribes such as the Algonquin and the Pawnee). Rituals would have been performed at key times of the year, such as the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, to ensure a successful harvest from the land., Yale University Press, 1979., 1979, 0<

1979, ISBN: 0300023685

[EAN: 9780300023688], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 8.26], [PU: Yale University Press], Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or h… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300023688], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 8.26], [PU: Yale University Press], Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Books<

1979, ISBN: 0300023685

[EAN: 9780300023688], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 26.61], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], ENGLAND, Jacket, Of the many British stone circles, Avebury is by far the largest… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300023688], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 26.61], [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], ENGLAND, Jacket, Of the many British stone circles, Avebury is by far the largest, standing on the Marlborough Downs. Author Burl sifts the evidence of the monuments and their builders ; B&W & Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 275 pages, Books<

1979, ISBN: 9780300023688

Other, Good., 275 p., [PU: Yale University Press]