Science and Stonehenge (Proceedings of the British Academy) [Hardcover]

Barry Cunliffe (Editor), Colin Renfrew (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0197261744 | ISBN-13: 978-0197261743

Stonhenge continues to fascinate. In this volume, archaeologists, environmentalists, engineers, astronomers and geologists discuss a century of scientific archaeology. The papers are: Setting the scene: Stonehenge in the round (Colin Renfrew); The sructural history of Stonhenge (Andrew J. Lawson); Dating Stonehenge (Alex Batliss, Christopher Bronk Ramsey and F. Gerry McCormac); Mapping the Stonehenge world heritage site (Dave Batchelor); Geophysical surveys within the Stonehenge landscape (A. David and A. Payne); The economic development of the communities who built Stonehenge (Michael J. Allen); Stonehenge in its traditions and stuctures of meaning (Alasdair Whittle); The sacred geographies of Stonehenge and its landscape (Timothy Darvill); Astronomy and Stonehenge (Clive Ruggles); The engineering of Stonehenge (Julian Richards and Mark Whitby); The provenance of rocks used in the constrcution of Stonehenge (C. P. Green); Transport of Stonehenge Bluestones: testing the glacial hypothesis (J. D. Scourse); The Stonehenge Bluestones (O. Williams-Thorpe, C. P. Green and J. D. Scourse); Stonehenge in its wider context (George Eogan); Future directions for the study of Stonehenge and its landscape (G. J. Wainwright).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For those who thought they knew all there was to know about Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, this well-written collection will be a revelation...Anyone now attempting to understand Stonehenge must begin with this volume. Students and general readers will also find it profitable and enjoyable. An extremely important and very welcome work."--Choice

About the Author

Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford. Colin Remfrew, Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 362 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press for the British Academy (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0197261744
• ISBN-13: 978-0197261743
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,175,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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