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The Stones of Time: Calendars, Sundials and Stone Chambers of Ancient Ireland
Martin Brennan
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Description for The Stones of Time: Calendars, Sundials and Stone Chambers of Ancient Ireland
paperback. Presents one of the most dramatic archaeological detective stories of our time. Num Pages: 216 pages, 300 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; VXA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
This revealing text describes the exciting discovery and deciphering of the 5,000-year-old stone chambers and standing stones of pre-Celtic Ireland. At midwinter sunrise, Martin Brennan and his research partner observed a beam of light shining into the central chamber at Newgrange, illuminating a series of glyphs on the back wall. They went on to observe significant solar and lunar events at other chambers and stone complexes in the Boyne Valley and Loughcrew Mountains. Through a combination of careful observation, analysis of the astronomical alignment of the sites, and personal insight into the meanings of megalithic symbols and carvings, Brennan demonstrates ... Read more
This revealing text describes the exciting discovery and deciphering of the 5,000-year-old stone chambers and standing stones of pre-Celtic Ireland. At midwinter sunrise, Martin Brennan and his research partner observed a beam of light shining into the central chamber at Newgrange, illuminating a series of glyphs on the back wall. They went on to observe significant solar and lunar events at other chambers and stone complexes in the Boyne Valley and Loughcrew Mountains. Through a combination of careful observation, analysis of the astronomical alignment of the sites, and personal insight into the meanings of megalithic symbols and carvings, Brennan demonstrates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9780892815098
SKU
9780892815098
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About Martin Brennan
Martin Brennan is a New York artist who spent three years of study on prehistoric art in Mexico and a similar period in Japan. Of Irish parentage, he was drawn to Ireland and the Boyne Valley, where he spent six years studying the neolithic stone chambers and their symbolic art before formulating the groundbreaking theories set forth in this book. ... Read more
Reviews for The Stones of Time: Calendars, Sundials and Stone Chambers of Ancient Ireland
"A pioneering work . . . we may have been given a revelation of the cosmological beliefs of our distant forefathers."
The Times Literary Supplement
"One of the most dramatic archaeological detective stories of our time . . . provides one exciting and awesomely beautiful drama in the continuing search for man's intellectual past."
Alexander Marshack, author ... Read more
The Times Literary Supplement
"One of the most dramatic archaeological detective stories of our time . . . provides one exciting and awesomely beautiful drama in the continuing search for man's intellectual past."
Alexander Marshack, author ... Read more