Avebury revisited.

Authors :: Saunders, Nick
Source :: New Scientist. 4/20/91, Vol. 130 Issue 1765, p44. 5p. 2 Color Photographs, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :: 1991
Abstract: Discusses the history of and interest in the prehistoric monuments in Avebury in southern England. Controversy between conservationists and potential developers of the area; Description of the area; When Avebury was built; Tools used; Estimates of working hours in the construction of the site; Founding of the village by the Saxons; What historical records indicate about Avebury; Other monuments in the area including Silbury Hill, the megalithic tombs of West and East Kennet Long Barrows and the sanctuary on Overton Hill.