Rude stone monuments in all countries : their age and uses (1872)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 103
and Avebury are contemporary monuments, and partof one great plan, the only hypothesis that occurs to me thatwill at all account for their peculiarities is that the victoriousarmy burnt and buried their dead at Avebury, and that thedefeated force got permission to bury their dead more modestlyon… … SCALE OF FEET. Seciion of Silbury Hill. the hill, or, as nearly as may be, one Roman mile from centreto centre. Mr. Rickman2 based an argument on the latter fact,as if it proved the post-Roman origin of the group; and likethe many recurring instances of 100 feet and 100 yards, whichrun through all…
Megalithic monuments
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