Henge monuments of the British Isles
By: Jan Harding.
Publisher: Tempus
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Megalithic monuments -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Antiquities
Description: The later Neolithic henge monuments, of which Stonehenge is the most famous, are peculiar to Britain - but they remain a mystery. What were their origins and meanings and what activities took place within their perimeters?
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Table of contents: title: Social transformation and the first henge monuments; title: Architectures of meaning; title: Experiencing henge monuments; title: Henge monuments, ceremony and society; title: The end of henge monuments.