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Lost Gods of Albion : The Chalk Hill-Figures of Britain

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0752449397
ISBN-13 9780752449395
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Mar 1st, 2009
Print length 224 Pages
Weight 656 grams
Dimensions 24.70 x 17.30 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification: British & Irish history
Ksh 3,600.00
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A survey of the chalk hill-figures which form some of Britain's best-known landmarks

A uniquely British phenomenon, the thirty or so figures cut into the turf of southern England have excited antiquarians, archaeologists and the general public for generations. However, their origins are enigmatic. Paul Newman shows how hill-figures reveal Britain''s darkest past: Druid massacres, conjectured human sacrifice and strange phallic and pagan rites that in milder form survive even today. In recent years much has changed in the world of hill-figure studies, most significantly perhaps the absolute dating by scientific means of early silts incorporated into the Uffington White Horse, which can now be seen to date from around 1000 BC. These and other discoveries and reinterpretations are among the many features which make this book essential reading for all those who have been captivated by the potent symbolism of chalk hill-figures.


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