Megalithic Tombs and Long Barrows in Britain

Megalithic Tombs and Long Barrows in Britain
Author: Frances Lynch
Publisher: Shire Publications
Total Pages: 78
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN:

This book covers all the great tombs of the first farmers in Britain, both the earthen mounds and the huge stone chambers. The dramatic stone monuments of Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and the Cotswolds and the less awe-inspiring earth and timber megalithic tombs and long barrows of southern and north-eastern England are described and illustrated with plans and photographs. The various regional groups are defined and described in a series of short, well-illustrated sections and the book ends with a list of sites to visit covering monuments of each type in all parts of Britain.

The Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales

The Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales
Author: Glyn E. Daniel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2013-03-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 110769762X

This 1950 book surveys what was known about prehistoric chamber tombs in England and Wales at the time of publication, reflecting on discoveries made through the excavation of numerous tombs in the previous fifty years. This book will be of value to anyone interested in megalithic tombs and the development of archaeology.

Long Barrows of the Cotswolds

Long Barrows of the Cotswolds
Author: Timothy Darvill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2004
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

"Long barrows, with their massive tapering mounds and hidden burial chambers, bear witness to the architectural proficiency of our ancestors. Built by early farming communities between 4000 and 3000 B.C., they form part of western Europe's earliest surviving architecture. Today they are familiar features of our landscape, with over 200 examples scattered across the picturesque Cotswold Hills, north Wessex Downs, and the hills and vales west of the River Severn." "As well as exploring their design, construction and purpose, and the ceremonies that took place at these impressive structures, Professor Timothy Darvill examines their origins, considers their relationships with similar sites elsewhere in Britain, and shows how they acted as permanent focal points in a changing landscape."--BOOK JACKET.

Riddles in Stone

Riddles in Stone
Author: Richard Hayman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2007-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781852855666

Who built Avebury and Stonehenge? Why and when were more than 600 stone circles, and thousands of barrows and cairns, erected in prehistoric Britain? What were they used for and what do they tell us about the beliefs and culture of their builders? Riddles in Stone is a history of the extraordinary variety of answers that have been given to these questions, by amateurs and professionals, archaeologists and astronomers, mystics and systems theorists. While modern excavation and radiocarbon dating has undoubtedly advanced our knowledge of the sequence and date of the monuments, their purpose and meaning is still hotly debated. Indeed no previous century has changed its mind so often as the twentieth - or provided such a welter of differing opinions. Each theory has as much to say about its own time as it has about prehistory. The stones have been used to enhance the authority of the Bible, to endorse the civilizing mission of the British Empire - and to argue that the Ancient Britons could work a computer. In a reaction to modern industrial society, they have been credited with spiritual powers and natural energies. Even the views of modern archaeologists often seem to reflect the latest academic fad, rather than a lasting solution. Riddles in Stone is an entertaining and instructive account of a debate on a subject of endless fascination.

The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland

The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland
Author: Richard Bradley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108419925

Highlights the achievements of prehistoric people in Britain and Ireland over a 5,000 year period.

The Megalithic Monuments of Britain and Ireland

The Megalithic Monuments of Britain and Ireland
Author: Christopher Scarre
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

From Stonehenge to Newgrange, one of the richest arrays of megalithic monuments in Europe is found in Britain and Ireland. Using massive stone blocks, timber posts and mounds of earth or chalk, the people of these islands built great monuments from the beginning of the Neolithic and the arrival of pottery and farming some 6000 years ago down into the Bronze Age. The number and sheer diversity of these structures is astonishing. Stone circles and chambered tombs, burial mounds and earthwork enclosures, henges and cursus monuments, all belong to the same general category of monumental prehistoric architecture. Tombs, sanctuaries, places of cult and of memory: these Neolithic monuments had numerous functions in prehistoric societies. Transforming the lanscape, such grand structures must have represented for their communities a particular way of responding to changing social and symbolic needs, whether processing the dead, gathering for ceremonies, or embellishing locations that were of sacred significance. Organized by geographical area this authoritative overview is ideal for traveller and student alike.

Barrows in the United Kingdom

Barrows in the United Kingdom
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230814704

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Adam's Grave, Addington long barrow, Anglo-Saxon burial mounds, Battlegore Burial Chamber, Belas Knap, Brightwell Barrow, Bush Barrow, Catto Long Barrow, Chestnuts long barrow, Coldrum Long Barrow, Devil's Humps, Stoughton, Devil's Jumps, Treyford, Duggleby Howe, Fairy Toot, Flowerdown Barrows, Julliberrie's Grave, Kit's Coty House, List of long barrows in the United Kingdom, Maeshowe, Medway megaliths, Normanton Down Barrows, Nympsfield Long Barrow, Obadiah's Barrow, Rillaton Barrow, Ringlemere barrow, Round Loaf, Seven Barrows, Severn-Cotswold tomb, Stalldown Barrow, Stoney Littleton Long Barrow, Taplow burial, Uley Long Barrow, Walkington Wold burials, Wayland's Smithy, West Kennet Long Barrow, White Barrow, Willy Howe, Windmill Tump. Excerpt: The Coldrum Long Barrow, also known as the Coldrum Stones, are the remains of a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Trottiscliffe in the English county of Kent. Constructed in circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, the Stones represent a part of an architectural tradition that was spread across Western Europe during this era. One of the Medway megaliths constructed in the vicinity of the River Medway, the Coldrum Stones are located close to five other surviving chambered long barrows: Addington long barrow, Chestnuts long barrow, Kit's Coty House, the Countless Stones and Coffin Stone. Of these, the Coldrum Stones are in the best surviving condition, and are furthermore considered to be the best preserved of all the megalithic tombs in Kent. Built out of about 50 megaliths as a tomb to house the remains of the dead, the Coldrums have been interpreted by archaeologists as representing a ritual site used by Early Neolithic peoples as a part of an ancestor cult. The remains of 20 human skeletons have been unearthed from...

The Old Stones

The Old Stones
Author: Andy Burnham
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 709
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1786782030

Winner of Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Discover the iconic standing stones and prehistoric sites of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—this comprehensive, coffee table travel guide features over 750 must-see destinations, with maps and color photographs The ultimate insiders’ guide, The Old Stones gives unparalleled insight into where to find prehistoric sites and how to understand them, by drawing on the knowledge, expertise and passion of the archaeologists, theorists, photographers and stones aficionados who contribute to the world’s biggest megalithic website—the Megalithic Portal. Including over 30 maps and site plans and hundreds of color photographs, it also contains scores of articles by a wide range of contributors—from archaeologists and archaeoastronomers to dowsers and geomancers—that will change the way you see these amazing survivals from our distant past. Locate over 1,000 of Britain and Ireland’s most atmospheric prehistoric places, from recently discovered moorland circles to standing stones hidden in housing estates. Discover which sites could align with celestial bodies or horizon landmarks. Explore acoustic, color, and shadow theory to get inside the minds of the Neolithic and Bronze Age people who created these extraordinary places. Find out which sites have the most spectacular views, which are the best for getting away from it all and which have been immortalized in music. And don't forget to visit the Megalithic Portal website and get involved by posting your discoveries online. All royalties from this book go to support the running of the Megalithic Portal: www.megalithic.com.

People of the Long Barrows

People of the Long Barrows
Author: Martin Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2009
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This volume looks at the history of the study of human remains and how new scientific techniques have massively expanded what we know about our Neolithic ancestors.