Books by Susan Greaney
Susan Greaney is a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter. She specialises in the study of British prehistory, particularly monuments of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Prior to joining University of Exeter, Susan worked for English Heritage as Senior Properties Historian.
“Stonehenge has got some phases itself, but it’s generally a middle to late Neolithic monument. In that same landscape, there was already what we call a ‘monument complex’ – a cluster of important monuments – by the early Neolithic period, around 1000 years before Stonehenge was built. In that period we see long barrows for burial of the dead, and enclosures that look like temporary gathering places or settlements. And there are monuments called cursus monuments, which are great big rectangular enclosures. There are two of them in the Stonehenge landscape. We don’t really understand what they are. Lots of people say that Stonehenge is a complete mystery. It’s not; it’s really well studied.” Read more...
Susan Greaney, Historian
Interviews with Susan Greaney
The best books on Stonehenge, recommended by Susan Greaney
Stonehenge does not stand alone: it is surrounded by earlier monuments, it was built alongside a settlement and other sites, and it presides over graves and shrines from people who lived centuries and even millennia later. In modern history, it has inspired a Druidry movement, hosted a military airbase, drawn festival crowds and seen police brutality. Susan Greaney pulls out five books that tell the many stories of Stonehenge, the astonishing monument that continues to surprise us with each new excavation.
Interviews where books by Susan Greaney were recommended
The best books on Stonehenge, recommended by Susan Greaney
Stonehenge does not stand alone: it is surrounded by earlier monuments, it was built alongside a settlement and other sites, and it presides over graves and shrines from people who lived centuries and even millennia later. In modern history, it has inspired a Druidry movement, hosted a military airbase, drawn festival crowds and seen police brutality. Susan Greaney pulls out five books that tell the many stories of Stonehenge, the astonishing monument that continues to surprise us with each new excavation.
