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Avebury Cosmos
Nicholas Mann
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Description for Avebury Cosmos
Paperback. Mann throws light on the motive behind the creation of Avebury's awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths by demonstrating that they were aligned to the cycles of the Sun, Moon and stars. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
A fresh look at the World Heritage Site that includes Avebury henge, West Kennet long barrow and Silbury Hill. Mann combines archaeology, astronomy and anthropology to offer an original and convincing account of the building of these extraordinary Neolithic monuments. The ancient Britons were inspired by a profound knowledge of the heavens when they erected the monumental stones of Avebury. Mann throws light on the motive behind the creation of its awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths by demonstrating that they were aligned to the cycles of the Sun, Moon and stars. This book will help visitors and readers to ... Read more
A fresh look at the World Heritage Site that includes Avebury henge, West Kennet long barrow and Silbury Hill. Mann combines archaeology, astronomy and anthropology to offer an original and convincing account of the building of these extraordinary Neolithic monuments. The ancient Britons were inspired by a profound knowledge of the heavens when they erected the monumental stones of Avebury. Mann throws light on the motive behind the creation of its awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths by demonstrating that they were aligned to the cycles of the Sun, Moon and stars. This book will help visitors and readers to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
369
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846946806
SKU
V9781846946806
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Ref
99-30
About Nicholas Mann
Nicholas R. Mann is an internationally respected speaker and author who has spent a lifetime exploring the wisdom of ancient peoples. He read history and anthropology at University College London.
Reviews for Avebury Cosmos
Landscape archaeology is much in fashion at present, but the sky-the one part of the prehistoric landscape which can be reconstructed with real accuracy-is usually forgotten. Nicholas Mann's painstaking research shows how it can be reintegrated, and how archaeology, astronomy and anthropology can be brought together, to produce a plausible hypothesis regarding the nature of one of the world's greatest ... Read more