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Rocks & Rows: Sailing Routes Across the Atlantic and the Copper Trade
A coffee-table book of 26 chapters in color, each a complete study of a different Megalithic site. The chapters are sequenced by date, from 4800 BC (Cairn of Barnenez in Brittany) to 500 BC (the Monument of Ales Stenar, in Sweden). The book gives the first explanations for stone circles and the enormous Rows at Carnac, in Brittany. The huge petroglyphs of Buriz and Serrazes in Iberia are presented for the first time. The origin of Bronze Age copper in Michigan is explained, and the manufacturing of Oxhide Ingots is suggested to have been on the Gulf Coast of Alabama.
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Published November 27, 2009
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May 24, 2017
The portions written by Jay Wakefield about the trans-Atlantic copper trade are very good.
The interpretations of Megalithic art by de Jorge seem very speculative- almost arbitrary. My personal knowledge and experience regarding sailing and navigation is extremely limited, however, so perhaps I lack the ability to judge those portions fairly.
The book is very nice quality, with many large photos of megalithic sites and may be a valuable book for some people for that reason alone.
The interpretations of Megalithic art by de Jorge seem very speculative- almost arbitrary. My personal knowledge and experience regarding sailing and navigation is extremely limited, however, so perhaps I lack the ability to judge those portions fairly.
The book is very nice quality, with many large photos of megalithic sites and may be a valuable book for some people for that reason alone.
Displaying 1 of 1 review