Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual

This book 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 the risings and settings of the sun and moon.>

Product details

• Authors: Aubrey Burl, Burl Aubrey
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2005
• EAN: 9780747806141
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-0614-1
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 210 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Shire Archaeology; Print on Demand; Shire Archaeology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book; European History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Astronomy, space & time, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, archaeology; megaliths; astronomy; archaeoastronomy