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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 j 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. Remarks 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., XVII., 37 — 3S. 



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

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

 Roman 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. J 



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

 180.°). Orientation of Greek Temples; and their connection 

 with certain stars. Proc. Roy. Soc., LI II.. 379 — 384 



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

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

 heliacal stars as time warners." 



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



(Xos. 419. 420), LXY., L\X8 ; ;570— ;*7ii. 



Has re-measured temples mar Thebes, Athens, ami in Sicily. For the 

 temple of Neptune in the Isle of Poros, the blight zodiacal star Begulua 

 was employed. 



Pepys, Samuel [1633- L703]: Diarist. 

 KiliS. I >iar\\ do. [ MS.] 



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