Seahenge
Subtitle: new discoveries in prehistoric Britain
By: Francis Pryor.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Religion, Prehistoric -- Great Britain.; Water-saturated sites (Archaeology) -- Great Britain -- Norfolk.; Bronze age -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Antiquities.
Description: In the spring of 1998 a circle of prehistoric timbers, exposed by the receding tide, was found projecting from the sands of a Norfolk beach. This site, soon to become known as "Seahenge", would prove to be the most remarkable, controversial and highly publicized archaeological find in Britain for many years. The beach was known to eroding fast, and the timbers were threatened with imminent destruction. Something had to be done. This book is the story of the operation to save the Seahenge timbers; but more than that, it is the story of the archaeologist Francis Pryor's personal quest in search of prehistoric Britain.--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.