The Lives of Stonehenge: John Aubrey and William Stukeley
<p>In the second episode of her short series looking at why Stonehenge has occupied such an important place in the story of Britain, Rosemary Hill talks to Kate Bennett about the two antiquarians, John Aubrey and William Stukeley, who first treated the stone circle as a material object whose secrets could be revealed through careful measurement, observation and comparison, and so pioneered many of the practices of modern archaeology.</p><p>Find further reading on the LRB website: <a href="https://lrb.me/stonehengepodtwo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/stonehengepodtwo</a></p><p>Sign up to the LRB's Close Readings subscription here: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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In the second episode of her short series looking at why Stonehenge has occupied such an important place in the story of Britain, Rosemary Hill talks to Kate Bennett about the two antiquarians, John Aubrey and William Stukeley, who first treated the stone circle as a material object whose secrets could be revealed through careful measurement, observation and comparison, and so pioneered many of the practices of modern archaeology.
Find further reading on the LRB website: lrb.me/stonehengepodtwo
Sign up to the LRB's Close Readings subscription here: lrb.me/closereadings
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