<DIV><DIV>One of the most haunting and enigmatic archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering in 1998 at low tide of the so-called Seahenge on the north coast of Norfolk. This circle of wooden planks set vertically in the sand, with a large inverted tree-trunk in the middle, likened
Seahenge: a quest for life and death in Bronze Age Britain
β Scribed by Francis Pryor
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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