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Stonehenge : the Story of a Sacred Landscape by Francis Pryor is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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An illustrated, evocative narrative of the nature and history of Stonehenge that places the enigmatic stone megaliths in a wider cultural context. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure. Its purposeplace of worship, sacrificial arena, giant calendaris unknown, but its story is one of the most extraordinary of any of the world's prehistoric monuments. Constructed in several phases over a period of some 1500 years, beginning in 3000 BC, Stonehenge's key elements are its bluestones, transported from West Wales by unexplained means, and its sarsen stones quarried from the nearby Marlborough Downs. Francis Pryor delivers a rigorous account of the nature and history of Stonehenge, but also places the enigmatic monument in a wider cultural context, bringing acute insight into how antiquarians, scholars, writers, artistsand even neopaganshave interpreted the mystery over the centuries.

Who reads Stonehenge : the Story of a Sacred Landscape?

Author

Francis Pryor

Publisher

New York: Pegasus Books

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781681776408

Category

history

Subjects

Engineering, History, Humanities

Rating

4.6 / 5 (128 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14