Julian Heath

Exploring Megalithic Europe (eBook, ePUB)

Amazing Sites to See for Yourself

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Abundant prehistoric remains survive in the wide landscapes of Europe, but none are arguably as fascinating or awe-inspiring as the "megalithic" (after the Greek megas: great, and lithos: stone) monuments built by the people who lived here during the three hugely important periods of European prehistory known respectively as the Neolithic, the Copper Age, and the Bronze Age. These huge, prehistoric stone structures can still be found scattered in their thousands across Europe and provide a tentative but evocative link to their builders, and to Europe's distant past. From the Mediterranean islands to the colder climes of Scandinavia, Exploring Megalithic Europe takes readers to many European countries, examining both famous and lesser-known megalithic monuments and looking at what insights these remarkable reminders of prehistoric life may provide into the ancient communities responsible for their construction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538120927
• Artikelnr.: 57596224

Autorenporträt

Julian Heath is a freelance illustrator and excavator on archaeological sites in Europe and Egypt. Heath has also lectured at the University of Liverpool, published several books on prehistoric archaeology and Egyptology and is also a regular contributor to Ancient Egypt magazine. Included among his published works are Exploring Megalithic Europe: Amazing Sites to See for Yourself (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and Archaeology Hotspot Egypt: Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists ((Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Megalithic Europe
Chapter 2. The Heartland of Megalithic Europe
Chapter 3. French and Swiss Megalithic Tombs
Chapter 4. Megalithic Iberia
Chapter 5. Megaliths of the Mediterranean Islands
Chapter 6. The Stone Circles of Britain and Ireland
Chapter 7. Stonehenge and Avebury
Chapter 8. English Megalithic Tombs
Chapter 9. Welsh Megalithic Tombs
Chapter 10. Irish Megalithic Tombs
Chapter 11. Scottish Megalithic Tombs
Chapter 12. Megalithic Germany and Holland
Chapter 13. Megalithic Scandinavia