The myth of long-distance megalith transport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3601036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R S Thorpe (The Open University), O Williams-Thorpe, Olwen Williams‐Thorpe (The Open University) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 246 |
| Pages | 64-73 |
| Publication date | 1991-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00079308 |
| OpenAlex | W2474952753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 8 |
The megalithic monuments of western Europe have long been a celebrated proof of the engineering achievements possible in an early farming society. With the engineering skills to raise up the stones went the capability to move them to the site, with Stonehenge the best-known example of an apparent long-distance transport, incorporating Welsh bluestones and sarsens that perhaps originate in the Avebury region to the north. Following their recent challenge to the belief that the builders of Stonehenge did carry its bluestones from west Wales, the authors look critically at the larger pattern of megalithic manoeuvring
Archaeology · Geography · Megalith · Mythology · Welsh · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classics · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2025 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |