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Written by one of the UK’s leading archaeologists, this study of Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument draws on the latest research to explain its origins, development and eventual abandonment. Illustrated with colour photographs, historic images, maps and plans, it sets Stonehenge in the context of late Neolithic and Bronze Age society, discussing its astronomical alignment and its position within the wider ritual landscape – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – that includes Avebury, Silbury Hill and the West Kennet Long Barrow.

It has long been recognized that Stonehenge was a religious site, but recent intensive research has helped us understand much more about its place within the ancient ritual landscape of Salisbury Plain. In this book one of Britain’s most distinguished archaeologists traces the centuries-long process of construction, explaining how the enigmatic stone circle relates to a wider complex of monuments and what this reveals about the social and ideological system of our prehistoric ancestors during a period of significant change.