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UNINA9910450570203321 |
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Autore |
Castleden Rodney |
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Titolo |
The Stonehenge people : an exploration of life in Neolithic Britain, 4700-2000 BC / / Rodney Castleden ; illustrated by the author |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1990 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-32900-9 |
0-203-32497-8 |
1-134-95351-8 |
0-203-08248-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Neolithic period - Great Britain |
Prehistoric peoples - Great Britain |
Megalithic monuments - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
Stonehenge (England) |
Great Britain Antiquities |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD BY SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; THE MYSTERIOUS MONUMENT; HERE IN THIS MAGIC WOOD; HEARTH AND HOME; THE BROKEN CIRCLE; OF THE EFFECTE OF CERTAINE STONES; CLAY CIRCLES: THE FIRST POTTERY; BY WHAT MECHANICAL CRAFT; BY THE DEVIL'S FORCE; EARTH CIRCLES AND EARTH LINES: THE RITUAL FUNCTION; THE OLD TEMPLES OF THE GODS; DIALOGUE WITH DEATH; THE LAUGHING CHILDREN; THE PEACEFUL CITADEL; THE GREAT MYSTERY; THE SPEAKING STONES; CHILDHOOD'S END; APPENDIX: CONVERSION TABLES FOR RADIOCARBON DATES; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rodney Castleden presents an illuminating and convincing interpretation of Stonhenge's cultural context and historical meaning. |
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