The Story of Silbury Hill

The Story of Silbury Hill

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Written by experts with unrivalled information and knowledge of Silbury Hill, and combining scholarly research and readable narrative, this book sets out the archaeological story of Silbury. Discussing the early recognition of its importance, antiquarian and modern archaeological investigations of the hill and what Silbury means to people today.

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The Story of Silbury Hill by David Field

The Story of Silbury Hill sets out the archaeological story of Silbury: from an early recognition of its importance to antiquarian and archaeological investigations of the hill. For the first time, the results of the recent work are set out in detail, describing early activity on the site, the origins of the monument and the construction techniques used. Numerous new and vivid reconstruction drawings present a unique interpretation of this iconic prehistoric monument. The authors propose a new theory of the construction and thus a new way of interpreting Neolithic monuments.
'The story of Silbury Hill is an evocative one and this book does it justice'
The Archaeological Journal
'Engagingly written and attractively illustrated with photos and reconstruction drawings'
Landscape History
'This is the best book on Silbury to date, incorportating the results of all the recent investigations. It manages wonderfully to bring out both why the Hill matters to archaeologists and why it matters to everyone else.'
Professor Ronald Hutton
Jim Leary is an archaeologist with English Heritage. Author, Downton.
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ISBN 13 9781848020467
ISBN 10 1848020465
Title The Story of Silbury Hill
Author David Field
Series English Heritage
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Historic England
Year published 2010-10-31
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.