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Stonehenge Books and Videos
Not everything on Stonehenge is available on the Internet. Sometimes you need an actual book to get that specific information you are looking for. Below you will find some wonderful books on Stonehenge that we recommend.
Stonehenge Videos
Nova - Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge
Ancient calendar? Temple? Practical joke? Stonehenge has mystified and delighted us for thousands of years, but has not yielded its secrets, like how 40-ton stones found their way over 20 miles to positions which predict celestial events. Nova's Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge, part of the Secrets of Lost Empires series, follows an archaeologist, an engineer, and a stonemason as they attempt to answer a few questions about its construction by building a smaller-scale version using only the technology of ancient Britain. It is not easy for them--muscles plus ingenuity can accomplish a lot, but it is still hard work--but they do learn much about old-time engineering along the way. Whether you are interested in ancient mysteries or you would just like to see how our ancestors realized their dreams, Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge is for you.
A mysterious skeleton buried in a shallow grave beneath a famous ancient monument. Who was he? How long had he been there? And why had his head been severed from its body? Archelologist Mike Pitts works with scientists, forensics experts and historians to dig up ominous information about early Britain and the circumstances that surrounded the man's death. Was he a cattle thief, an insurgent, or a pagan sacrifice in a newly Christian world? Find out on Murder at Stonehenge.
Examine the history of the mystical towers overlooking the English countryside. Secrets of the Unknown is an incredible showcase of the bizarre, the terrifying, and the real. With a little help from otherworldly host Edward Mulhare (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Knight Rider), travel into the eye of another mystical dimension, an arena of strange and unnatural phenomena that have previously defied explanation.
Great Stone Circles : Fables, Fictions, Facts by Aubrey Burl
For those who are enthralled by Stonehenge and the many other awe-inspiring prehistoric stone circles of Britain, archaeologist Aubrey Burl now offers fascinating insights into their many mysteries. In this book he selects a dozen of the most evocative rings and proposes sometimes surprising answers to questions about the circles-their purpose, construction, age, design, art, legends, and relation to astronomy.
A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany (1995) by Aubrey Burl
This practical and knowledgeable guidebook is the first to deal comprehensively with the stone circles of Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic "horseshoes" of Brittany. Filled with fascinating information, useful maps, and arresting photographs, this invaluable resource describes over 400 sites and discusses the archaeology and architectural features of each ring.
Stonehenge : A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos by John David North
In a book that finally solves the riddle of Stonehenge, scholar John North draws on more than 15 years of research to offer a masterful "case-closed" study in which he examines the monument from all available angles--archeological, astronomical, and spiritual--and considers relevant research from other prehistoric remains in Britain and Northern Europe. of illustrations.
The latest archaeological methods provide fascinating insights into the perplexing history of Stonehenge. Over 200 striking full-color photographs reveal the collection of stones from various perspectives, allowing readers to sense the mysterious aura that surrounds this place. Maps and charts.
A Little History of Astro-Archaeology by John Michell
Stonehenge today is a battlefield, not only for police and festivalgoers at midsummer but also for rival camps of archaeologists, astronomers, and other researchers into the mysteries of prehistoric religion and science. Controversy flared up in 1963, when Gerald Hawkins made early use of the computer to identify Stonehenge as an observatory for the sun and moon and an instrument for predicting eclipses. Further studies of megalithic sites by Alexander Thom proved that many of them were also related to the seasonal positions of the heavenly bodies. The study of astro-archaeology has now expanded worldwide, bringing new revelations about the mystical sciences of antiquity. This "little history" summarizes the issues involved in astro-archaeology, and illustrates its principal sites and personalities. Included are recent findings of British scientists, whose records of anomalous levels of natural energies at stone circles are in accordance with the magical reputations of such places in local folklore. The present state of research and the exciting prospects for astro-archaeology in the future are summed up in the final chapter. 97 b/w illustrations. Previously published under the title Secrets of the Stones.
