Description: MYSTERIOUS STONEHENGE - 5,000 YEARS OLD AND STILL A BIG PUZZLE STONEHENGE, THE MEGALITHIC PREHISTORIC MONUMENT on England's windswept Salisbury Plain, is one of Britain's top tourist attractions with more than a million visitors a year. Until fairly recently visitors could walk among the giant stones and lintels, marveling at their construction and aura - but today there is a much-needed security fence to protect this precious icon from over-exposure to human activity and vandalism. Modern research has uncovered much of the monument's history, but a great deal is still a mystery. Construction began about 3150 BC and continued until about 1500 BC, according to scientists. In 1917 there was actually a move to demolish it as a hazard to low-flying aircraft - but that desecration was abandoned, thank goodness. THIS WONDERFUL LITTLE BOOK - not much bigger than a CD jewel case - provides a lively account of the history of Stonehenge and the work done to solve its secrets. The author is archaeologist and writer Robin Heath and it has many illustrations that explain the text. It is small enough to fit in your backpack so that the next time you are at the site, you can whip it out and impress everyone with your knowledge. It is in fine condition, with clean and crisp pages, a firm, square hardcover binding and an intact dust-jacket - one of the Wooden Books series that provide useful information on a range of topics. Publisher: Walker & Company ISBN: 0-8027-1385-8 Non-Fiction: History & Archaeology + All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble-wrap and cardboard to guard against damage. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. Our inventory includes numerous collectible leather-bound books from The Franklin Library, the Easton Press, The Heritage Club and other quality publishers. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the pictures we post with our eBay listing are from the actual books being sold and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + A house without books is a house, not a home.
Price: 15.5 USD
Location: Sausalito, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Book Title: Stonehenge
Book Series: Wooden Books
Original Language: English
Item Length: 6.0 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 7.0 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: The Mystery of Stonehenge
Item Width: 0.5 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Walker & Company
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Number Line: 2 4 6 8 10 9 75 3
Publication Year: 2002
Era: Prehistoric
Illustrator: Various
Author: Robin Heath
Genre: History, Archaeology, Popular Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 8.0 oz
Number of Pages: 58
