Of all the monuments left by the past, Stonehenge is the most evocative, the most memorable and the most mysterious. Whilst the monuments of other cultures have gradually surrendered their mysteries, Stonehenge alone seems to stimulate endless conjecture.
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, FOREWORD BY SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, INTRODUCTION, 1. THE MYSTERIOUS MONUMENT, PART 1: SETTLEMENT AND AGRICULTURE, 2. HERE IN THIS MAGIC WOOD, 3. HEARTH AND HOME, 4. THE BROKEN CIRCLE, PART 2: INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS, 5 OF THE EFFECTE OF CERTAINE STONE, 6. CLAY CIRCLES: THE FIRST POTTERY, 7. BY WHAT MECHANICAL CRAFT, 8. BY THE DEVIL'S FORCE, PART 3: THE CEREMONIAL MONUMENTS, 9. EARTH CIRCLES AND EARTH LINES: THE RITUAL FUNCTION, 10. THE OLD TEMPLES OF THE GODS, 11. DIALOGUE WITH DEATH, PART 4: PEOPLE, POLITY AND PHILOSOPHY, 12. THE LAUGHING CHILDREN, 13. THE PEACEFUL CITADEL, 14. THE GREAT MYSTERY, 15. THE SPEAKING STONES, CONCLUSION, 16. CHILDHOOD'S END, APPENDIX: CONVERSION TABLES FOR RADIOCARBON DATES, REFERENCES, INDEX
