Recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire
Subtitle: archaeology, design, astronomy and methods
By: by John Hill
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781527567405; 9781527565852
Subjects: Stone circles; Archaeology; Archaeological science, methodology & techniques; Prehistoric archaeology
Description: Recumbent Stone Circles are a distinctive architectural style of British stone circle. Built circa 2500 BC, they dominated the Late Neolithic landscape of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This book discusses their archaeology and, using experimental archaeology, explains how the original builders went about building these magnificent stone circles. Sharing the results of the author's unique experiments, the book demonstrates how measured ropes were used to set out the geometrical design of the stone rings, as well as dictate the dimensions of the circle's respective orthostats. Moreover, given the boo.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: Dedication; title: Table of Contents; title: List of Figures; title: List of Tables; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: Chapter One; title: Chapter Two; title: Chapter Three; title: Chapter Four; title: Chapter Five; title: Chapter Six; title: Chapter Seven; title: Chapter Eight; title: Chapter Nine; title: Appendix A; title: Appendix B; title: Bibliography; title: Index