Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun by Ruggles, Clive

Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun

Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world and its solar alignment is...
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Author: Clive Ruggles
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Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun by Ruggles, Clive

Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun

CHF 219.21

Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun

CHF 219.21
Author: Clive Ruggles
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world and its solar alignment is one of its most important features. Yet although archaeologists have learned a huge amount about this iconic monument and its development, a sense of mystery continues about its purpose. This helps fuel numerous theories and common misconceptions, particularly concerning its relationship to the sky and the heavenly bodies. A desire to cut through this confusion was the inspiration for this book, and it fills a gaping hole in the existing literature.

The book provides both an introduction to Stonehenge and its landscape and an introduction to archaeoastronomy--the study of how ancient peoples understood phenomena in the sky, and what role the sky played in their cultures. Archaeoastronomy is a specialism critical to explaining the relationship of Stonehenge and nearby monuments to the heavens, but interpreting archaeoastronomical evidence has often proved highly controversial in the past. Stonehenge: Sighting the Sun explains why. It makes clear which ideas about Stonehenge are generally accepted and which are not, with clear graphics to explain complicated concepts.

This beautifully illustrated book shines new light on this most famous of ancient monuments, and is the first in-depth study of this fascinating topic suitable both for specialists and for anyone with a general interest.



Author: Clive Ruggles, Amanda Chadburn
Publisher: Historic England
Published: 05/08/2024
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781802074673

About the Author
Clive Ruggles is Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester.

Amanda Chadburn is Visiting Fellow at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Bournemouth University, and previously the Lead Adviser at Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, English Heritage.

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