The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volume 7Edward Hungerford Goddard Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1862 - Archaeology Includes proceedings of the annual general meetings of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. |
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Page 153
... tumulus and then he adds , " I have no scruple to affirm ' tis the most magni- ficent Mausoleum in the world , without excepting the Egyptian Pyramids : " and then giving the reins to his fanciful imagination , he continues , " this ...
... tumulus and then he adds , " I have no scruple to affirm ' tis the most magni- ficent Mausoleum in the world , without excepting the Egyptian Pyramids : " and then giving the reins to his fanciful imagination , he continues , " this ...
Page 155
... tumulus , soon losing sight of the tomb to guide them , would necessarily fail to preserve it as their centre , and the more the mound increased under their exertions , so in inverse ratio the chances diminished of the cromlech ...
... tumulus , soon losing sight of the tomb to guide them , would necessarily fail to preserve it as their centre , and the more the mound increased under their exertions , so in inverse ratio the chances diminished of the cromlech ...
Page 156
... tumulus erected for him 200 feet broad . 1 " All around Stonehenge are barrows extending to a considerable distance from the temple , but all in view of it , so that like Christians of the present age , ancient Britons thought proper to ...
... tumulus erected for him 200 feet broad . 1 " All around Stonehenge are barrows extending to a considerable distance from the temple , but all in view of it , so that like Christians of the present age , ancient Britons thought proper to ...
Page 157
... tumuli of colossal dimensions in other countries , which by recent excavations and recent discoveries have been ... tumulus which I adduce is in the sister kingdom of Ireland , and is generally known in that country as " New Grange ...
... tumuli of colossal dimensions in other countries , which by recent excavations and recent discoveries have been ... tumulus which I adduce is in the sister kingdom of Ireland , and is generally known in that country as " New Grange ...
Page 159
... tumulus of New Grange in Ireland , apparently the very counter- part of Silbury and I have been thus minute in giving all the 1 Compare Mr. Scarth's account of this tumulus in his very able paper on " Ancient Chambered Tumuli ...
... tumulus of New Grange in Ireland , apparently the very counter- part of Silbury and I have been thus minute in giving all the 1 Compare Mr. Scarth's account of this tumulus in his very able paper on " Ancient Chambered Tumuli ...
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