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Author : Martin Brennan
Release : 1983
Genre : Archaeoastronomy
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Book Rating : 831/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Stars and the Stones by : Martin Brennan
Download or read book The Stars and the Stones written by Martin Brennan. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Duncan Lunan
Release : 2012-11-28
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 542/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Stones and the Stars by : Duncan Lunan
Download or read book The Stones and the Stars written by Duncan Lunan. This book was released on 2012-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are at least 48 identified prehistoric stone circles in Scotland. In truth, very little is known about the people who erected them, and ultimately about what the stone circles were for. Most stone circles are astronomically aligned, which has led to the modern debate about why the alignment was significant. The megaliths certainly represented an enormous co-operative effort, would at the very least have demonstrated power and wealth, and being set away from any dwellings probably served a ceremonial, or perhaps religious, purpose. Observations at the site of the stone circles, of solar, lunar, and stellar events, have already cast light on some of the questions about the construction and use of ancient megalithic observatories. In his capacity as manager of the Parks Department Astronomy Project, author Duncan Lunan designed and built the first astronomically aligned stone circle in Britain in over 3,000 years. 'The Stones and the Stars' examines the case for astronomical alignments of stone circles, and charts the development of a fascinating project with a strong scientific and historical background. The work was documented in detail by the artist and photographer Gavin Roberts, and this archive has been added to since - so an appropriate selection of illustrations will bring the project vividly to life.
Author : Morgan Birch
Release : 2018-05-08
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Stones and the Stars by : Morgan Birch
Download or read book The Stones and the Stars written by Morgan Birch. This book was released on 2018-05-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing a fresh perspective on history by combining it with myth and superstition, this duology tells the story of a young man’s fantastical adventures before and during The Great War. 1904, Britain. Tom and his brother Gilbert are working with their prominent archaeologist father, trying to decipher the meaning of a mysterious stone circle near the Welsh/English border. The discovery of a peculiar stone with worrying effects on those who touch it plunge Tom and his brother into a breath-taking adventure to keep the stone out of the wrong hands. Stolen out of spite, hunted for by a shadowy warrior-clan, rescued in a daring burglary and gambled for in a game of life and death, the stone has been prophesied to hold back the Dark Times – if Tom and Gilbert use all their wits and courage to bring it to its destiny before the stars start to rain...
Author : Martin Brennan
Release : 1994-10
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 098/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Stones of Time by : Martin Brennan
Download or read book The Stones of Time written by Martin Brennan. This book was released on 1994-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stones of Time presents one of the most dramatic archaeological detective stories of our time. Predating Stonehenge by at least a thousand years, the stone complexes of ancient Ireland have been extensively studied, yet have refused to give up their mystery. The most complete record of Irish megalithic art ever published.
Author : Andis Kaulins
Release : 2008-12-12
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 644/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Stars, Stones and Scholars by : Andis Kaulins
Download or read book Stars, Stones and Scholars written by Andis Kaulins. This book was released on 2008-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hermetic tradition claims "As above, so below". Did the ancients mean that literally? Stars, Stones and Scholars shows that many ancient megalithic sites are not tombs, but are remnants of ancient local, regional and perhaps even larger Neolithic surveys of the Earth by Stone Age astronomy, with gigantic stones being placed as immovable survey markers. Circa 40 photographs, 240 drawings and 80 maps show how megaliths were carved and "sculpted" with figures and cupmarks (holes in the stones) to represent stars and constellations, long before the modern astrological Zodiac was known. Megalithic sites from England (Stonehenge), Wales (Paviland), Scotland (Clava Cairns), Ireland (Newgrange, Knowth), Germany (Externsteine), Benelux (Weris), France (Carnac), Italy (La Spezia), Malta (Tarxien), Greece, Turkey (Anatolia), Scandinavia (Tanum), the Baltic, Russia, the Near East, the Far East (China and Japan), Africa, Central and South America (Tikal, Maya, Aztecs), Oceania (Hawaii), The USA (Cahokia, Miami Circle, Clovis) and Canada (Peterborough Petroglyphs) are included in this fascinating book.
