{"product_id":"stonehenge-the-story-of-a-sacred-landscape-9781681776408","title":"Stonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e by Pryor, Francis. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781681776408.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated, evocative narrative of the nature and history of Stonehenge that places the enigmatic stone megaliths in a wider cultural context.\n\nPerched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure. Its purpose—place of worship, sacrificial arena, giant calendar—is unknown, but its story is one of the most extraordinary of any of the worlds prehistoric monuments.\n\nConstructed in several phases over a period of some 1500 years, beginning in 3000 BC, Stonehenges key elements are its “bluestones,” transported from West Wales by unexplained means, and its sarsen stones quarried from the nearby Marlborough Downs.\n\nFrancis Pryor delivers a rigorous account of the nature and history of Stonehenge, but also places the enigmatic monument in a wider cultural context, bringing acute insight into how antiquarians, scholars, writers, artists–and even neopagans—have interpreted the mystery over the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953398116405,"sku":"ByrdShop_1681776405","price":28.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681776408_4566aa2a-89c9-44ba-9832-db251eec4fba.jpg?v=1781429191","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/stonehenge-the-story-of-a-sacred-landscape-9781681776408","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}