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Titel: Orkney Zustand: Neu EAN: 9781904263289 ISBN: 9781904263289 Verlag: Wooden Books Produktart: Taschenbuch Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2020 Höhe: 155mm Länge: 125mm Sprache: Englisch Subtitle: Megalithic Marvel of the Northern Isles Description: Were the Stones of Stenness the world’s first henge and stone circle? Why has Orkney preserved so many Neolithic farmhouses and villages? What was the purpose of the huge buildings on the Ness of Brodgar? In this small book, painter Hector McDonnell introduces the history and the mystery of Orkney. Could the practice of making astronomical stone circles really have started on a small island off the north coast of Scotland, and then been exported to the mainland? WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas. Herstellungsland und -region: GB Buchreihe: Wooden Books Genre: History Thematik: Ancient History Autor: Hector McDonnell Title Format: Taschenbuch Information fehlt?
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