Stonehenge and Timber Circles

by Gibson, Alex M.

• ISBN13: 9780752414928
• ISBN10: 0752414925
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

Praised by The Archaeologist as "a very readable and stimulating review," the author's ground-breaking study of 1998 is brought up-to-date in the light of the latest archaeological evidence. The author shows how Stonehenge can help us to understand the Neolithic and Bronze Age timber circles of Britain and Ireland, and how these timber circles aid our understanding of Stonehenge. He attempts their reconstruction, discusses their possible usages and functions, and describes how rituals may have changed through time. The relationship of timber circles with henges and stone circles is also explored.

Table of Contents

The illustrations	4	(3)
Introduction	7	(2)
Britain at the time of timber circles	9	(18)
The context of timber circles	27	(18)
The dating of timber circles	45	(18)
Timber circles in Europe	63	(14)
The functions of timber circles	77	(20)
The reconstruction of timber circles	97	(26)
From Stonehenge to Woodhenge and back again
Gazetteer	123	(22)
Glossary	145	(2)
Bibliography	147	(10)
Index	157