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UNINA9910455765203321 |
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Autore |
Castleden Rodney |
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Titolo |
The making of Stonehenge / / Rodney Castleden ; illustrated by the author |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-88638-1 |
1-280-10940-8 |
9786610109401 |
0-203-41946-4 |
0-203-30801-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Megalithic monuments - England - Wiltshire |
Prehistoric peoples - England - Wiltshire |
Electronic books. |
Stonehenge (England) |
Wiltshire (England) 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. 286-296) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 'BEYOND ALL HISTORICAL RECALL'; THE FIRST STONEHENGE; STONEHENGE ABANDONED?; STONES FROM AFAR: THE BLUESTONE ENIGMA; CULMINATION: THE SARSEN MONUMENT; STONEHENGE COMPLETED: THE RETURN OF THE BLUESTONES; THE MEANING OF STONEHENGE; STONEHENGE IN DECLINE; The chronology of Stonehenge; The cost of building the Stonehenge complex; Radiocarbon dates; Large volcanic eruptions and Stonehenge: a possible connection?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Every generation has created its own interpretation of Stonehenge, but rarely do these relate to the physical realities of the monument. Rodney Castleden begins with those elements which made possible the building of this vast stone circle: the site, the materials and the society |
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