Lost Gods of Albion: The Chalk Hill Figures of Britain - Couverture rigide

Newman, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0905778472 ISBN 13 : 9780905778471

Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A uniquely British phenomenon, the thirty or so figures cut into the turf of southern England have excited antiquarians, archaeologists and the general public for generations. However, their origins are enigmatic. Paul Newman shows how hill-figures reveal Britain's darkest past: Druid massacres, conjectured human sacrifice and strange phallic and pagan rites that in milder form survive even today. In recent years much has changed in the world of hill-figure studies, most significantly perhaps the absolute dating by scientific means of early silts incorporated into the Uffington White Horse, which can now be seen to date from around 1000 BC. These and other discoveries and reinterpretations are among the many features which make this book essential reading for all those who have been captivated by the potent symbolism of chalk hill-figures.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0905778472
• ISBN 13: 9780905778471
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 224