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The Mysteries of Stonehenge: Myth and Ritual at the Sacred Centre
Nikolai Tolstoy
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Description for The Mysteries of Stonehenge: Myth and Ritual at the Sacred Centre
Hardback. The mythic foundations of the world's greatest archaeological mystery. Num Pages: 608 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HDD; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Stonehenge presents us with one of the greatest archaeological mysteries from prehistory. With each new breakthrough in field research and technological innovation, the full scale and significance of the ancient site only deepens. In this new magisterial study by Nikolai Tolstoy, an essentially historical approach is used to try and explain the human story behind the implacable stones, and to enliven our understanding of Stonehenge through the fragments of myth and ritual that survive through Britain's oral tradition. With years of patient study and an acquired fluency with the island's many ancient languages, Tolstoy excavates a new theory from the ... Read more
Stonehenge presents us with one of the greatest archaeological mysteries from prehistory. With each new breakthrough in field research and technological innovation, the full scale and significance of the ancient site only deepens. In this new magisterial study by Nikolai Tolstoy, an essentially historical approach is used to try and explain the human story behind the implacable stones, and to enliven our understanding of Stonehenge through the fragments of myth and ritual that survive through Britain's oral tradition. With years of patient study and an acquired fluency with the island's many ancient languages, Tolstoy excavates a new theory from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445659534
SKU
V9781445659534
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About Nikolai Tolstoy
Count Nikolai Tolstoy is the author of several books on Celtic mythology, including bestseller 'The Quest for Merlin' (Hamish Hamilton, 1985; Little, Brown, 1986). A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin in Modern History & Political Theory, he also pursued a course in Celtic languages & culture. His book, 'The Oldest British Prose Literature', was Wales Book of the Year runner-up ... Read more
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