Ancient Wonderings: Journeys into Prehistoric Britain
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071ZQJ1VC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 389 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He ponders the features of the natural world that occupied ancient minds: the night sky, shooting stars, the rising and setting sun. Travelling the length and breadth of Britain, James Canton pursues his obsession with the physical traces of the ancient world: stone circles, flint arrowheads, sacred stones, gold, and a lost Roman road. Take a journey into our ancient past. Wandering to the farthest reaches of the islands, he finds an undeciphered standing stone north of Aberdeen and follows the first footsteps on the edge of a long-lost Ice Age land in the North Sea. As Canton walks the modern terrain, slowly understanding the ancient signs that lie within and beneath it, he weaves a gentle tale of discovery, showing how, beyond the superficial differences of lifestyle and culture, the ancient inhabitants of the British Isles were much closer to the prese