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Books on Avebury

There are a vast number of books written on and about Avebury and its magnificant landscape - we have started to collate some of our favourites

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Avebury - The biography of a landscape - Joshua Pollard & Andrew Reynolds

This in depth book encapsulates research and fieldwork across ten years. Covering Avebury and its landscapes prehistory, through Roman occupation, Anglo-saxon and Medieval periods

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Avebury without the Stones: a Social History c.1550-1800 - Stuart Raymond

In Avebury the prehistoric stone circle, together with the manor house, receive most of the attention. But what about the history of the ordinary people of the parish? Their story is just as interesting, but is rarely mentioned and little studied. This book sets out to tell their stories: the story of the local gentry and yeomen, the schoolmasters, the carpenters, the masons, the agricultural labourers, the poor. It paints a lively picture of Avebury in the early modern period - its government, its landowners and tenants, its agriculture, its occupations, its living conditions, its religion. It demonstrates that there is much more to Avebury than just its archaeology

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Weird Walk

Weird Walk began as a zine dedicated to an active engagement with the histories and mysteries of the British landscape, and continues to explore the magic and lore at the heart of rambling through publishing, music and events. There are some delightful walks in the book within the Avebury landscape.

Weird Walk

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Exploring Avebury -
An Essential Guide

An essential and comprehensive guide to exploring Avebury. Beautifully illustrated with over 400 photographs, maps and diagrams, this updated edition of Exploring Avebury includes the latest research and invites us on a journey of discovery. For the first time the importance of water, light and sound is revealed, and we begin to see Avebury through the eyes of those who built it.

https://amzn.eu/d/08NV49xw

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