Lyons Regional Library

"Stonehenge is a circle of huge rocks in England that's been there for thousands of years. How did it even get there? And what on Earth was it used for?"--Provided by publisher.

Four thousand years ago, a stranger's death at the Old Temple of Ratharryn and his ominous 'gift' of gold precipitates the building of what for centuries to come will be known as one of mankind's most singular and remarkable achievements. Bernard Cornwell's epic novel Stonehenge catapults us into a powerful and vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice at once timeless and wholly original, a tale of patricide, betrayal, and murder, of bloody brotherly...

Provides a history of Stonehenge and explains why and how it was built.

The author offers his opinions about the meaning of Stonehenge, crop circles, and other prehistoric monuments, based upon fifteen years of research in which he has determined that the structure has not only religious, but also astronomical significance.

5,000 years ago, a group of Stone Age farmers began work on the most astonishing structure In Neolithic Europe. The task would take them one and a half millennia to complete. What prompted them to embark on such a project, and what do the alignments of the stones really signify?

Discusses the history, construction, and possible purposes of Stonehenge.

Every year, a million visitors are drawn to the Salisbury Plain in southern England, to gaze upon a mysterious circle of stones. Stonehenge may be the best-known and most mysterious relic of prehistory. Now investigations inside and around Stonehenge have kicked off a dramatic new era of discovery and debate. Who built Stonehenge? What was its purpose? How did prehistoric people quarry, transport, sculpt, and erect the giant stones? A new generation...