An account of the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury, which not only date from an earlier era but are also larger than the more famous sarsen stone circle of Stonehenge. Written by an archaeologist, the text considers aspects of Avebury's history and construction and discusses the probable purpose of these massive structures, in the process seeking to create a vivid and moving picture of their creators - a primitive people whose lives were brief, savage and fearful.
- ISBN10 0300090870
- ISBN13 9780300090871
- Publish Date 11 May 2002 (first published 1 January 1979)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 October 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Edition 2nd New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English