| #11933353 in Books | 1986-09-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.25 x8.00 x.75l, | File type: PDF | 275 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Very, very detailed|By Sean Knowes|I got this book thinking there were more photos and that it was a larger size. I should look at the specs next time! Still, it was chock full of information about the stones and the people who built them. It is amazing that from seemingly so little left behind, that archeologists can discern so much! This is really more of a textbook than a si|From Publishers Weekly|Situated 18 miles from Stonehenge, Avebury, a complex of stone circles, barrows, earthworks and avenues, was built some 5000 years ago. Here archeologist Burl tells its stories in a text that "sets a high standard in archeological writing
An account of the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury, which not only date from an earlier era but are also larger than the more famous sarsen stone circle of Stonehenge. Written by an archaeologist, the text considers aspects of Avebury's history and construction and discusses the probable purpose of these massive structures, in the process seeking to create a vivid and moving picture of their creators - a primitive people whose lives were brief, savage and fearful. You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Prehistoric Avebury | Aubrey Burl. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
