104 Bibliography of Stonehenge and Avebury. 



Palmer, Professor E. H. [1840—1882]: Orientalist. 

 1871. Desert of the Exodus; two vols., 8vo., xx., 576; with 

 maps and plates : London. 



Describes [I., 140] some " huge stone circles " near Jebel Musa. In the 

 centre of each circle was a cist containing a doubled-up human skeleton. 



Parker, J. H. [1806—1884]: Writer on Architecture. 

 1867. Eemarks during Stonehenge Excursion. Wilts Mag., 

 X., 19—20. 



Stonehenge was a " Gilgal," and " was erected for the purpose of celebrating 

 holy rites, a place where the army met and where the chieftains were 

 buried. They might therefore call it a burial-place, or a House of 

 Commons." 



1878. Stonehenge [Excursion]. Wilts Mag.,XYU., 31— 3S. 



Thought that Stonehenge belonged to the early Roman Period : it was 

 Druidical, and was erected by the Britons, with — possibly — some aid from 

 Eoman architects or at all events stone-workers. 



Pearson, C. H. [1830 — 1894] : Historian and Colonial minister. 



1861. History of England [Early and Middle Ages]; 8vo.: 



London. 1867. Second Edition ; two vols., xv., 675 ; and xii., 522. 



During the fifth century A.D. there was a " re-action in favour of British 



paganism," and Stonehenge was then erected. 



[See review by E. A. Freeman ; Fortnightly for 1868, p. 397.] 



Penrose, Dr. P. C. [b. 1817]: Architect. 

 1893. Orientation qf Greek Temples; and their connection 

 with certain stars. Proc. Boy. Soc, LIIL, 379 — 384. 

 " For the purpose of temple worship, which was carried on almost exclusively 

 at sunrise, the priests would naturally be very much dependent on the 

 heliacal stars as time warners." 



1899. Orientation of Greek Temples. Proc. Roy. Soc, 



(Nos. 419, 420), LXV., 288; 370—375. 



Has re-measured temples near Thebes, Athens, and in Sicily. For the 

 temple of Neptune in the Isle of Poros, the bright zodiacal star Eegulus 

 was employed. 



Pepys, Samuel [1633 — 1703]: Diarist. 

 1668. Diary, etc. [MS.] 



1825. First published: edited by Lord Braybrooke; two vols., 

 4to. : London. 



