num_pages: 409
description: As famous as it is mysterious, Stonehenge lies at he heart of our imagined past. Nearby at Avebury is one of the most extraordinary ancient religious landscapes. For the first time in over 40 years, an archaeologist close to both sites presents the story from the inside. Starting at he excavation that followed the collapse of a Stonehenge megalith on the last night of the 19th century, and ending with a dramatic discovery on Avebury at the close of the 20th century. Hengeworld tells how recent archaeology has revolutionised the way we think about these great stone circles and the people who built them. Finally, Pitts shows a pattern emerging from the archaeology of these sites which explains the relationship between then and reconstructs the ceremony that would have symbolised this.Generations have tried to understand the meaning of this amazing monument...yet till now no one has been able to say with any confidence what it was for...an up-to-date, eye-opening book on our greatest prehistoric monument - Daily MailReads like a...whodunit - Manchester Evening NewsMike Pitts is that rare thing, an archaeologist who not only makes the news...but who can also write it. This book is a gem - witty, charming, urbane, informative - Simon Denison,  British Archaeology
language: English
title: Hengeworld: Life in Britain 2000 BC as Revealed by the Latest Discoveries at Stonehenge, Avebury and Stanton Drew
publisher: Arrow Books