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9780750915977: Prehistoric Ritual and Religion: Essays in Honour of Aubrey Burl
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ISBN 10: 0750915978 ISBN 13: 9780750915977
Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Eighteen papers investigate the role of religion and ritual in the prehistory of Ireland, Scotland, England, and elsewhere in north-west Europe. New approaches in archaeoastronomy and archaeomathematics are applied to monuments such as stone circles, passage graves, timber circles, palisaded sites and henge monuments, as well as ceremonial aspects of the manufacture of ritual objects such as stone axes, jet artifacts, ceramics, and wooden idols. A final, more theoretical section assesses prehistoric astronomy, the Celtic ritual calendar, and the orientation of stone age monuments in relation to lunar and solar observations. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Publisher
Sutton Pub Ltd
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0750915978
ISBN 13 
9780750915977
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
242
Editor
Burl Aubrey, Simpson Derek D. A., Gibson Alex M.
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