Stonehenge - A New Understanding: Solving the Mysteries of the Greatest Stone Age Monument
- ISBN-10
- 1615191720
- ISBN-13
- 9781615191727
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-04
- Publisher
- The Experiment
- Author
- Mike Parker Pearson
Description
Stonehenge stands as an enduring link to our prehistoric ancestors, yet the secrets it has guarded for thousands of years have long eluded us. Until now, the millions of enthusiasts who flock to the iconic site have made do with mere speculation—about Stonehenge’s celestial significance, human sacrifice, and even aliens and druids. One would think that the numerous research expeditions at Stonehenge had left no stone unturned. Yet, before the Stonehenge Riverside Project—a hugely ambitious, seven-year dig by today’s top archaeologists—all previous digs combined had only investigated a fraction of the monument, and many records from those earlier expeditions are either inaccurate or incomplete. Stonehenge—A New Understanding rewrites the story. From 2003 to 2009, author Mike Parker Pearson led the Stonehenge Riverside Project, the most comprehensive excavation ever conducted around Stonehenge. The project unearthed a wealth of fresh evidence that had gone untouched since prehistory. Parker Pearson uses that evidence to present a paradigm-shifting theory of the true significance that Stonehenge held for its builders—and mines his field notes to give you a you-are-there view of the dirt, drama, and thrilling discoveries of this history-changing archaeological dig.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2014-03-25
- 432 pages
- Paperback
- The Experiment
Similar books
-
Stonehenge: Exploring the greatest Stone Age mystery
By Mike Parker PearsonPast 64: 4-5. Lynch, F. 1975. Excavations at Carreg Samson, Mathry, Pembrokeshire. Archaeologia Cambrensis 124: 15-35. Lynch, F. and Musson, C. 2004. A prehistoric and early medieval complex at Llandegai, near Bangor, north Wales.
-
If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge
By Marc AronsonExplores the mysterious monument of Stonehenge and reveals some of its secrets and history.
-
Stonehenge: A New Understanding
By John ChristieThe accidental timing of this book’s completion perfectly coincides with a general re-awakening of interest, and English Heritage’s radical plans to provide Stonehenge with a new visitors’ centre, together with their intention to ...
-
Stonehenge: The Story So Far
By Julian C. RichardsStonehenge is, and always will be, not only the ultimate symbol of prehistoric achievement but one of the past's most enduring mysteries. In "Stonehenge: The Story So Far", Julian Richards...
-
Stonehenge: A Brief History
By Mike Parker PearsonIn this book Mike Parker Pearson draws on two decades of research, the results of recent excavations and cutting-edge scientific analyses to uncover many of the secrets that this prehistoric stone circle has kept for 5,000 years.
-
Stonehenge
By Caroline Malone, Nancy Stone BernardWho built Stonehenge, and why is it one of the great mysteries of the prehistoric world?
-
Stonehenge
By John NorthArgues that Stonehenge's scientific purpose was to observe the setting midwinter sun, and that astronomical observations made by the ancient Britons were as rational and methodical as they are today.
-
The Mysteries of Stonehenge
"An exploration of the questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about the Neolithic site of Stonehenge.
-
Stonehenge: As Above, So Below
By Paul D. BurleyPaul D. Burley's Stonehenge: As Above, So Below is a game changer. This book identifies the original design and purpose of the Stonehenge Ritual Landscape.
-
Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies: Orality, Memory, and the Transmission of Culture
By Lynne KellyAs is acknowledged in the foreword to the 1999 edition of Lorna Marshall's seminal work on the NyaeNyae !Kung, 'the !Kung knew both black and white people, and they used many artefacts obtained from those communities' (Marshall 1999, ...