Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)

Stonehenge was not an observatory used by druidical astronomer-priests. It was, instead, a monument in which the moon and the sun and the dead were joined together. In this book the author explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and with the risings and settings of the sun and moon. This is why so many megalithic monuments have astronomical sightlines built into them. This book describes how astronomical customs developed in the British Isles. Unlike other works about 'megalithic astronomy' technical explanations about azimuths and declinations are kept to their simplest. The emphasis here is upon people rather than pertrubations and eclipses.

General

Imprint:	Shire Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Shire Archaeology
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	March 2008
Authors:	Aubrey Burl
Dimensions:	210 x 149 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	72
Edition:	2 Revised Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7478-0614-1
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-7478-0614-4
Barcode:	9780747806141

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