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The Stonehenge People

The Stonehenge People

Rodney Castleden

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1990
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9780415040655
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Of all the monuments left by the past, Stonehenge is the most evocative, the most memorable and the most mysterious. Whilst the monuments of other cultures have gradually surrendered their mysteries, Stonehenge alone seems to stimulate endless conjecture.

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