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UNINA9910784094003321 |
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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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1-134-95350-X |
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 pages) |
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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 |
Stonehenge (England) |
Great Britain Antiquities |
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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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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. |
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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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