STONEHENGE: TODAY AND YESTERDAY 



By Frank Stevens, O. B. E., P. S. A. 

 Director of the Salisbury Museum 



(With plans and illustrations by Hey wood Sumner, F. S. A.) 



[With 1 plate] 

 INTRODUCTION 



Stonehenge (in the county of Wiltshire, England) is a monument 

 with a reputation which has attracted visitors of all nations and of 

 every class for very many years. No prehistoric monimient can 

 boast such a bulky bibliography, which runs into thousands of books, 

 pamphlets, and newspaper notices. 



FiGDEH 1. 



There would seem to be a fascination about the stones which 

 attracts the writer and invites him to set down his views and con- 

 clusions on the subject of this famous circle. And this is not hard 

 to explain. It is due to the atmosphere of mystery in which Stone- 

 henge was formerly enveloped which led past generations to indulge 

 in random speculations as to its origin and use. The quality of these 

 speculations varied. Some were frankly wild guesses ; others were of 

 a quasi-scientific nature, set out in solemn print with all the impres- 

 siveness of a scientific achievement. 



* Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1938. Reprinted by permission 

 of that office. 



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