Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment, Paperback/Alistair Marshall

Reassesses major axial alignment at many megalithic ritual and funerary monuments (Neolithic to Bronze Age) in Britain and Ireland, not in terms of abstract astronomical concerns, but as an expression of repeated seasonal propitiation involving community, agrarian economy and ancestry in an attempt to mitigate variable environmental conditions. Publisher: Archaeopress Author(s): Alistair Marshall Illustration(s): 2 colour figures, links to extensive online image archive Number of pages: 702 Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 204 x 276 x 43 Cover type: Paperback / softback