John Aubrey & Stone Circles: Britain's First Archaeologist, from Avebury to Stonehenge

by Aubrey Burl

The career of eminent archaeologist John Aubrey and his revolutionary work on stone circles. John Aubrey is best known for his gossipy Brief Lives, but Aubrey Burl, the world expert on stone circles, argues he should be equally celebrated for his discovery of the age and wonders of prehistory, Britain's stone circles. In 1649, out hunting he chanced upon the wonders of Avebury. They fascinated him. The stones were clearly some form of temple, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445601575
• ISBN13: 9781445601571
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"