AVEBURY

āˈbərē, village, Wiltshire, S central England. The village, with a medieval church and Elizabethan manor house, lies within Avebury Circle, a Neolithic circular group of upright stones that are older and larger than Stonehenge but not so well preserved. The village and the circle have belonged to the nation since 1943 and are administered by the National Trust.

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books on: Avebury  - 2674 results

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The Making of Stonehenge
Book by Rodney Castleden; Routledge, 1993
...to increase their wealth and status. Avebury is the next conspicuous late neolithic...Lord of Stonehenge to reach out and take Avebury, where the Great Stone Circle laid out...great stones from the hillsides east of Avebury in order to make a monument at Stonehenge...
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Understanding the Neolithic
Book by Julian Thomas; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Archaeology--Philosophy, England--Antiquities, Great Britain--Antiquities, Neolithic Period--England, Neolithic Period--Great Britain
...197 suggested that the Beaker graves at Avebury might have been the dedicatory burials...of personal authority and prestige, at Avebury they appear to have been integrated into...landscape. The Sanctuary, the Avenue and the Avebury henge might have become a landscape peopled...
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Shamans/Neo-Shamans: Contested Ecstasies, Alternative Archaeologies, and Contemporary Pagans
Book by Robert J. Wallis; Routledge, 2003
...ceremonies at vulnerable honeypot sites like Avebury Objective L, section L.6, p. 42...Heritage plan reports that Spiritually, Avebury is still a temple for many people who...interest mystical sic significance of Avebury as a sacred place A growing proportion...
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The Presented Past: Heritage, Museums, and Education
Book by Peter G. Stone, Brain L. Molyneaux; Routledge, 1994
...313-14. Burl, A.1979. Prehistoric Avebury . New Haven: Yale University Press...Resource Consultants 1990. Interim report on Avebury visitor survey. Unpublished. Corbishley...Routledge. Coupland, L.1988. The Avebury Monuments: a study pack for teachers...
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Narrative in the Feminine: Daphne Marlatt and Nicole Brossard
Book by Susan Knutson; Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2000
Subjects: Brossard, Nicole--Picture Theory, Canadian Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Canadian Literature--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Dialogue In Literature, Feminist Literary Criticism, Marlatt, Daphne--How Hug A Stone
...literally visit the archaeological site at Avebury, which comprises the largest stone...largest human-made hill in Europe and the Avebury Stone Circles or Stone Henges, which...no doubt, vast prestige of Neolithic Avebury ( The Avebury Monuments 30). Fig. 1...
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journal articles on: Avebury  - 363 results

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Sites, Sacredness, and Stories: Interactions of Archaeology and Contemporary Paganism
Journal article by Robert J. Wallis, Jenny Blain; Folklore, Vol. 114, 2003
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology)--England, Excavations (Archaeology)--Religious aspects, Folk literature--Research, Folklore--Research, Historic sites--Protection and preservation, Paganism--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations
...one only has to "visit" Stonehenge or Avebury at one of the eight most common Pagan...Meaden amp;#91;1999 amp;#93;, at Avebury and Stonehenge). Devereux has certainly...propose a Neolithic Goddess religion in the Avebury landscape. Damess approach to the Avebury...
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Trading on Inequality: Gender and the Drinks Trade in Southern Tanzania
Journal article by Maia Green; Africa, Vol. 69, 1999
Subjects: Africans--Alcohol use, Alcohol industry--Tanzania, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Economic aspects, Sex role--Tanzania
...in crisis, pp. 250-71. Aldershot: Avebury. Bratton, M. 1987. `Drought, food...Tanzania, pp. 37-69. Aldershot: Avebury. Carlson, R. 1990. `Banana beer...Tanzania, pp. 139-55. Aldershot: Avebury. Lan, D. 1989. `Resistance to the...
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The Quality of Life from a Child's Perspective
Journal article by Hanne Warming; International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 26, 2003
...Social Theory, Practice and Politics; Avebury: Aldershot, Brookfield USA, Hong Kong...G., Wintersberger, H., Eds.; Avebury: Aldershot, Brookfield, USA, Hong...G., Wintersberger, H., Eds.; Avebury: Aldershot, Brookfield, USA, Hong...
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Regulating Labour: Employment Policy in Europe
Journal article by Ton Korver; European Journal of Social Quality, Vol. 2, 2000
Subjects: Europe--Economic policy, European Union. European Commission--Economic policy, Labor policy--Europe
...Economic Policy Response, Aldershot: Avebury. EIRO, 1999: EIRObserver, 4/99...Economic Policy Response, Aldershot: Avebury. Keller, B. and B. Sorries, 1997...of Immigrants in Europe, Aldershot: Avebury. Meulders, D. and R. Plasman, 1999...
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Mwalimu Toyin Falola: The Man and His Work
Journal article by Abdul Karim Bangura; Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 25, 2008
Subjects: College faculty--Biography, College teachers--Biography, Falola, Mwalimu Toyin
...Politics in Nigeria. (Aldershot, England: Avebury Press, 1996b). Toyin Falola and Pat...Predicament. (Aldershot, England: Avebury Press, 1995). Toyin Falola (ed...Depressed Economy. (Aldershot, England: Avebury Press, 1994c). Toyin Falola et al...
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Avebury
Magazine article by Peter Fowler; History Today, Vol. 45, January 1995
Subjects: Avebury, England--Historic sites, Historic districts--United Kingdom, Religion, Prehistoric--Buildings, facilities, etc.
Avebury by Peter Fowler Mightiest of prehistoric temples in Britain, Avebury arguably acquired its particular interest between AD 500-1000. It was then that Avebury the English village, symbolised today by its Anglo...
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Not So Prehistoric Avebury
Magazine article by Brian Edwards; History Today, Vol. 51, February 2001
Subjects: Avebury, England--Historic sites, Cromlechs--England, Historic sites--England, Keiller, Alexander--Conduct of life
Not So Prehistoric Avebury by Brian Edwards AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE IS PROCLAIMED as the largest in Europe, forming...than thirty years, having last been shown to children in Avebury more than fifty years ago. Broadcast news footage featured...
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Holy Hills and Sacred Stones: Silbury Hill, One of the Largest Man-Made Mounds in the World, Has Puzzled British Archaeologists for Centuries. but Recent Investigations Have Shed New Light on the Significance and Function of Both the Hill Itself and Wiltshire's Other Famous Ancient Sites: The Stone Circles at Stonehenqe and Avebury
Magazine article by David Keys; Geographical, Vol. 80, July 2008
Subjects: Archaeology--Investigations, Mounds--Environmental aspects
...The Stone Circles at Stonehenqe and Avebury. by David Keys ILLUSTRATION OMITTED How...Wiltshires other great stone circle, Avebury, as stupendous, even comparing it to...without this resource, Stonehenge and Avebury simply couldnt have been built, at least...
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North Wessex Downs: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Jo Sargent Visits the Historical Landscape of the North Wessex Downs AONB as It Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Its Designation
Magazine article by Jo Sargent; Geographical, Vol. 79, June 2007
Subjects: Landscape protection--Forecasts and trends, Wessex (Region)--Description and travel
...of these fall within the boundaries of Avebury World Heritage site, which was jointly...demarcated by stones or wooden posts) at Avebury is one of the most important megalithic...stones that leads from the village of Avebury down towards Silbury Hill, are known...
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Secret Stones: Britain Has a Wealth of Fabulously Evocative Prehistoric Sites, from the Well-Trodden Likes of Stonehenge and Averbury to the Abundant but Lesser Known Structures of Dartmoor National Park. Keith Wilson Offers His Tips for Capturing These Ancient Remnants of Humanity's Distant Past
Magazine article by Keith Wilson; Geographical, Vol. 82, June 2010
Subjects: Historic sites--Portrayals, Nature photography--Analysis
...several older and larger stone circles at Avebury, 32 kilometres north of Stonehenge in...its generally agreed that Stonehenge and Avebury are ancient astronomical and religious...Dartmoor in Devon. While Stonehenge and Avebury are rarely free of visitors, the more...
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These Stones Have Stood for 4,500 Years. One Night of Vandalism Despoiled Them; OUTRAGE IN AVEBURY AS GRAFFITI IS DAUBED OVER PREHISTORIC SITE
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 20, 1996
...Vandalism Despoiled Them; OUTRAGE IN AVEBURY AS GRAFFITI IS DAUBED OVER PREHISTORIC...prehistoric Britain. The stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire has endured long after those...tall stones. Many archaeologists regard Avebury - one of only 12 World Heritage sites...
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DRUID WARS! Peacemaker: Terry Dobney, Aka Chief Druid of Avebury, Is Calling for a Druid Code of Conduct Druid Dispute: King Arthur Pendragon Is Mightily Annoyed
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 26, 2009
...Peacemaker: Terry Dobney, Aka Chief Druid of Avebury, Is Calling for a Druid Code of Conduct...excavated near the ancient stone circle in Avebury, Wiltshire, and now on display at the...Chief Druid and Keeper of the Stones at Avebury for the past 11. He wears long white...
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Digbeth Pub Earmarked for All-Day Drinking Will Not Be Open All Hours
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), February 7, 2005
Subjects: Avebury Taverns
...licence is unlikely to stay open round-the-clock. Pub chain Avebury Taverns has identified the Rainbow in Digbeth as one of two...Chris McLaughlin, one of the Rainbows three licensees, said: Avebury Taverns have two pubs in their estate which they believe could...
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Punch in Pounds 219m Takeover Surprise
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 19, 2005
...219 million takeover of privately owned Avebury Holdings. Investors welcomed the move...pubs operator 409 leased and tenanted Avebury outlets in England and Wales including...year of being completed on August 5. Avebury was formed in 1997 and has acquired more...
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Surprise Punch Acquisition Catches the City off Guard
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), July 19, 2005
Subjects: Enterprise Inns PLC, Hospitality industry
...biggest pubs operator has agreed to acquire Avebury Holdings, which owns 409 pubs in England...than a third of Spirits managed estate. Avebury was formed in 1997 and has acquired more...month. Arbuthnot analyst Alan Millar said Avebury had clearly been groomed for a sale...
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encyclopedia articles on: Avebury  - 6 results

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Avebury
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AVEBURY a b re, village, Wiltshire, S central...and Elizabethan manor house, lies within Avebury Circle, a Neolithic circular group of...by the National Trust. To the south of Avebury is the similarly ancient Silbury Hill...
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Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AVEBURY, JOHN LUBBOCK, 1ST BARON see Lubbock, Sir John . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Great Britain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...prehistoric inhabitants of Britain, but the remains of their dolmens and barrows and the great stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury are evidence of the developed culture of the prehistoric Britons. They had developed a Bronze Age culture by the time the...
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Wiltshire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...leading industrial center, is known for its locomotive works. Shropshire is rich in historical associations. At Stonehenge , Avebury, and Silbury Hill are the largest and oldest monuments of the early British, dating back 4,000 years. Old Sarum was a...
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Stonehenge
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...S England. Preeminent among megalithic monuments in the British Isles, it is similar to an older and larger monument at Avebury . The great prehistoric structure is enclosed within a circular ditch 300 ft (91 m) in diameter, with a bank on the inner...
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