Stonehenge for the Ancestors. Part 2: Synthesis (The Stonehenge Riverside Project)

Parker Pearson, Mike; Pollard, Joshua; Richards, Colin; Thomas, Julian; Tilley, Chris; Welham, Kate

ISBN 10: 9088907056 / ISBN 13: 9789088907050

Edité par Sidestone Press, 2022

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Titre : Stonehenge for the Ancestors. Part 2: ...

Éditeur : Sidestone Press

Date d'édition : 2022

Reliure : Couverture souple

Etat : New

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For many centuries, scholars and enthusiasts have been fascinated by Stonehenge, the world’s most famous stone circle. In 2003 a team of archaeologists commenced a long-term fieldwork project for the first time in decades. The Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009) aimed to investigate the purpose of this unique prehistoric monument by considering it within its wider archaeological context.

This is the second of four volumes which present the results of that campaign. It includes studies of the lithics from excavations, both from topsoil sampling and from excavated features, as well as of the petrography of the famous bluestones, as identified from chippings recovered during excavations. Other specialist syntheses are those of the soil micromorphology. The volume provides an overview of Stonehenge in its landscape over millennia from before the monument was built to the last of its five constructional stages. It concludes with a chapter placing Stonehenge in its full context within Britain and western Europe during the third millennium BC.
With contributions by:

Richard Bevins, Ben Chan, Rob Ixer, Charles French and Douglas Mitcham

À propos des auteurs:

Mike Parker Pearson is Professor of British Later Prehistory at University College London. A distinguished prehistorian he has been involved with many major projects, including leading the recent Stonehenge Riverside Project. His many publications include Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery (2012) and From Machair to Mountains: archaeological survey and excavation in Uist (2012).

Colin Richards is Professor of Archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands. His research covers Neolithic Britain and north-west Europe, and Polynesian archaeology. His books include Monuments in the Making: Raising the Great Dolmens in Early Neolithic Northern Europe (Windgather Press, 2021), and Stone Circles: A Field Guide (2024), both with Vicki Cummings.