Recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire
archaeology, design, astronomy and methods
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2021 - Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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English
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- ISBN-101527567400
- ISBN-101527565858
- ISBN-139781527567405
- ISBN-139781527565852
- OCLC Control Number1242108718
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- Open LibraryOL43858280M
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- DDC936.12401
- LCCGN806.A34 H55 2021
Description
Recumbent Stone Circles are a distinctive architectural style of British stone circle. Built circa 2500 BC, they dominated the Late Neolithic landscape of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This book discusses their archaeology and, using experimental archaeology, explains how the original builders went about building these magnificent stone circles. Sharing the results of the author's unique experiments, the book demonstrates how measured ropes were used to set out the geometrical design of the stone rings, as well as dictate the dimensions of the circle's respective orthostats. Moreover, given the boo.
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