Read Stonehenge a New Understanding Online
Authors: Mike Parker Pearson
Tags: #Social Science, #Archaeology
difficult to shape,
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sarsen circle,
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Amesbury Archer not architect of,
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antler picks from,
see under
antler picks
compromised stability of, for sake of symmetry,
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dimensions and weights of stones of,
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numbering system for,
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Q and R Holes thought by Atkinson to be earlier than,
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as symbol of unification,
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transport of stones of,
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units of measurement used in construction of,
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see also
great trilithon; lintels; Stonehenge; trilithons
Scaife, Rob,
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Scandinavia,
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Scone, Stone of,
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Scotland, Neolithic pottery found in,
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Senni Beds,
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Severn river, valley and estuary,
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Shaw, Lawrence,
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Shell, Colin,
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Shelley, Pat,
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Sikhs,
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Silbury Hill,
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Simmons, Ellen,
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Skendleby,
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Slaughter Stone,
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,
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Smeaton, Lee,
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Smith, Helen,
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Society of Antiquaries,
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,
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soil micromorphology,
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solstices,
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Somerbough, Fl.-Lt.
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Somerset Levels,
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South Barrow (Stonehenge),
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South Uist,
see under
Outer Hebrides
Southern Circle, Durrington Walls,
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better preserved than Northern Circle,
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computer-generated image of,
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construction of replica,
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dry valley running from,
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fire pit found at,
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milk pots deposited at,
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not roofed,
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partial excavation of,
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rebuilt more than once,
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second entrance found at,
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timbers used in phases of, differences between,
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units of measurement used in construction of,
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well-preserved,
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years-old questions concerning,
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Spiritualism,
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Station Stones,
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Stanton Drew,
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Stenness, Stones of,
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Stone, J. F. S. (“Jack”),
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,
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at Woodlands,
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stone circles
and druid worship,
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explosion in construction of,
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on Mount Killaurus,
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in Orkney,
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at Stanton Drew,
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at Stenness,
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at West Amesbury,
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see also
Bluestonehenge; Stonehenge
Stone of Destiny,
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Stone of Scone,
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stone tools,
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4n
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from Preseli,
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see also
arrowheads, axes
Stonehenge
archaeologists’ various interpretations of,
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astronomical factors concerning,
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,
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;
see also
Stonehenge: and solstices
“back-stage” facilities at,
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bluestones at,
see main entry
brief history of,
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Bronze Age field systems encroach on,
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cart tracks between Amesbury and,
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center of wealth and power shifts from,
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changes to, by 2000 BC,
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chronology,
see
Stonehenge’s new sequence
cremation burials at,
see
cremation burials
dating of,
see
Stonehenge: radiocarbon dating; Stonehenge’s new sequence
decline of, gradual process,
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decline of, socioeconomic forces lead to,
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decline of, understanding,
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and druids,
see main entry
and Durrington Walls, Avon provides link between,
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Durrington Walls contrasted with, in terms of burials,
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Durrington Walls as settlement of builders of, discussed,
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Durrington Walls not separate from,
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earliest farmers in area of, few traces of,
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excavations at, during Riverside Project,
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field west of,
see
Stonehenge Palisade
first appearance of, in written records,
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Flagstones compared to,
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frequent rearrangement of stones at,
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Geoffrey of Monmouth’s view of,
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given to nation,
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and Giza pyramids,
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ground-surface contours of,
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Henry of Huntingdon’s description of,
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in
Historia Anglorum,
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house under South Barrow at,
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and human remains,
see
human remains
imminent further excavation unlikely at,
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inspired by British fashions for monuments and houses,
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“King” of,
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last burial at, in 3rd millennium BC,
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last great stone monument of megalithic age,
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laying-out of, using simple means,
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Llandegai compared to,
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map showing location of,
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mass tourism reaches,
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million visitors a year attracted to,
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Minoan and Mycenaean influences on, refuted claim for,
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