The Stones and the Stars Building Scotland's Newest Megalith /

• Main Author: Lunan, Duncan. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Physics.; Geology.; Astronomy.; Humanities.; Archaeology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Cultural Heritage.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5354-3

There are at least 48 identified prehistoric stone circles in Scotland. �In truth, very little is known about the people who erected them, and ultimately about what the stone circles were for. �Most stone circles are astronomically aligned, which has led to the modern debate over the significance of...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I: Background to the Controversy
• Chapter 1: Archaeologists vs. Astronomers
• Chapter 2: Now You See It, Now You Don't
• Chapter 3: Ancient Astronomy Around the World
• Chapter 4: Archaeoastronomy in the British Isles
• Part II: A Stone Circle for Glasgow
• Chapter 5: Layout and Location
• Chapter 6: Selecting the Stones
• Chapter 7: Operation Megalithic Lift
• Chapter 8: Events on Site
• Chapter 9: Archaeoastronomy from the Air
• Chapter 10: The Circle, Present, and Future
• Glossary
• Index.