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Greaney, Susan

 
9781917564014: Stonehenge The Story of an Icon /anglais
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1917564015 ISBN 13 : 9781917564014
Editeur : English Heritage, 2026

Synopsis

  • Includes new, unpublished ground and aerial photography of Stonehenge, surrounding prehistoric sites, and key museum artefacts
  • Tells the complete story of Stonehenge from prehistoric origins to today, featuring its construction and the lives of the people who built it
  • Includes a newly commissioned four-page fold-out reconstruction of Stonehenge under construction
  • Special features explore visitor themes, including cultural impact, significance of its solstice alignments, World Heritage status, and its relationship with Druids

For over 4,500 years, people have been drawn to a windswept plain in southern England where a circle of vast upright stones topped with massive lintels stands. Yet Stonehenge remains mysterious.

Today, nearly 1.5 million annual global visitors come to see this silent ancient icon. While 18th-century legends spoke of Druids, sacrifices, and pagan worship, modern research has radically transformed our understanding of the people who built it and their activities.

Through spectacular new photography, historic images, artworks, and a remarkable new reconstruction drawing, Susan Greaney tells the complete story of Stonehenge. She chronicles the builders and those touched by this awe-inspiring monument from earliest times to the present day.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susan Greaney is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter, where she teaches a range of topics including prehistoric Europe, heritage, museums, public engagement and archaeological theory. Susan's research focuses on monuments, landscapes and societies of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland, with a particular interest in monument complexes and radiocarbon chronologies. Previously, Susan worked for English Heritage as Senior Properties Historian, researching and delivering major public interpretation projects, including the visitor centre and temporary exhibitions at Stonehenge.

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Éditeur
English Heritage
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1917564015
ISBN 13 
9781917564014
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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Personne responsable
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