The Stonehenge People
Author | : Rodney Castleden |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2002-01-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134953509 |
ISBN-13 | : 113495350X |
Rating | : 4/5 (50X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Stonehenge People written by Rodney Castleden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990. Of all the monuments left by the past, Stonehenge is the most evocative, the most memorable and the most mysterious. Whilst the monuments of other cultures have gradually surrendered their mysteries, Stonehenge alone seems to stimulate endless conjecture. Rodney Castleden's vivid presentation of the world of the megaliths answers many of the most baffling questions about Stonehenge. There are, he stresses, few absolute certainties, but from the vast body of evidence assembled during the last hundred years it is now possible to get much closer to the truth than ever before. Who built the monuments and for what purpose? How were the bluestones moved from the sacred mountains of the west to Salisbury Plain? Who were the people responsible for this amazing undertaking, and what did they think and believe?