For many centuries, scholars and enthusiasts have been fascinated by
Stonehenge, the world's most famous stone circle. In 2003 a team of
archaeologists commenced a long-term fieldwork project for the first
time in decades. The Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009) aimed to
investigate the purpose of this unique prehistoric monument by
considering it within its wider archaeological context.
This is the second of four volumes which present the results of that
campaign. It includes studies of the lithics from excavations, both from
topsoil sampling and from excavated features, as well as of the
petrography of the famous bluestones, as identified from chippings
recovered during excavations. Other specialist syntheses are those of
the land mollusca. The volume provides an overview of Stonehenge in its
landscape over millennia from before the monument was built to the last
of its five constructional stages. It concludes with a chapter placing
Stonehenge in its full context within Britain and western Europe during
the third millennium BC.
With contributions by:
Umberto Albarella, Michael Allen, Richard Bevins, Benjamin Chan, Robert
Ixer, Claudia Minniti, Doug Mitcham and Sarah Viner-Daniels
