If only because timber is less permanent than stone, timber circles have been largely ignored as a major and significant type of prehistoric monument. In this pioneering work, Alex Gibson not only introduces the reader to timber circles in Britain, Ireland, and related monuments in the Netherlands,...

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1. Verfasser:	Gibson, Alex M. 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Stroud [u.a.] Tempus 2005
Ausgabe:	New ed.
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 3000 v. Chr.-1000 v. Chr. Timber circles > Europe Kultstätte Heiligtum Europa Stonehenge Britannien
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Zusammenfassung:	If only because timber is less permanent than stone, timber circles have been largely ignored as a major and significant type of prehistoric monument. In this pioneering work, Alex Gibson not only introduces the reader to timber circles in Britain, Ireland, and related monuments in the Netherlands, France and Germany, but argues that Stonehenge is essentially a timber circle: though made of stone, it is built with woodworking techniques and has closer parallels with timber circles than stone ones. Timber circles date from 3000 BC and many continued in use until the Roman conquest. The author examines in detail the key sites and their surviving artefacts, and uses the evidence to reconstruct the appearance of the structures and their likely use. Excavation and reconstructions indicate that they are often sites of great sophistication and involved their creators in considerable effort. Used for religious purposes, many sites have lunar, solar and cardinal orientations; some involved processions, others feasting and still others may have been the setting for human sacrifice. In this fully revised edition, Gibson succeeds in bringing to life these forgotten prehistoric sites aided by a splendid range of illustrations.--Back cover.
Beschreibung:	189, [8] S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:	0752433504