Stonehenge (e-book) (used book) | Cynthia Medina | bookbook.eu

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Stonehenge stands today one signpost left along the way that identifies the building race. It bears witness to the vigour and vitality of a national religion already passed from the primitive into the metaphysical stage which embodied abstract ideas astronomical observations and a high and pure code of ethics.

From pottery shards ancient burials and the silent stones themselves have come the amazing saga of a race of colonizers who created a unique civilization in britain over 2000 years before the birth of christ.

Reveals how stonehenge was an extraordinary astronomical calendar used in the cultivation of ingredients for long-forgotten botanical cures

• Explores how stonehenge and other stone circles were ancient healing sanctuaries and celestial calculators for the preparation of natural medicines
• Explains how the megalithic priesthood--and their successors, the druids--developed astonishing memory techniques to preserve knowledge over generations
• Draws upon the very latest discoveries from recent archaeological excavations and overlooked historical source material

Stonehenge stands as an enduring link to our prehistoric ancestors, yet the secrets it has guarded for thousands of years have long eluded us. Until now, the millions of enthusiasts who flock to the iconic site have made do with mere speculation-about stonehenge's celestial significance, human sacrifice, and even aliens and druids. One would think that the numerous research expeditions at stonehenge had left no stone unturned.