The Modern Antiquarian facts for kids
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| Author | Julian Cope |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Reference, Gazetteer |
| Published | 1 October 1998 HarperCollins |
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| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7225-3599-8 |
| OCLC | 40144018 |
| 936.1 21 | |
| LC Class | GN805 .C58 1998 |
| Followed by | The Megalithic European (2004) |
The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain is an exciting guide book. It was written by Julian Cope and came out in 1998. This book is like a travel diary. It explores many ancient stone sites across Britain. These include famous places like Stonehenge and Avebury. It also looks at other old structures. These are called stone circles, hillforts, and barrows (ancient burial mounds).
Contents
Discovering Ancient Britain
This book helps you learn about amazing old places. These sites were built by people long, long ago. They often used huge stones.
Why Julian Cope Wrote It
Julian Cope was inspired by a visit to the Avebury Stone Circle. He loved the site but found that guidebooks were not very helpful. So, he decided to write his own book. He wanted to share the wonder of these ancient places.
He spent eight years visiting and studying hundreds of sites. From these, he chose about 300 of the most important ones for his book.
What's Inside the Book?
The Modern Antiquarian has two main parts. The first part has ten essays by Julian Cope. These essays talk about different parts of ancient British culture.
The second and biggest part is a guide to the sites. It lists them by their location. Each entry gives you notes from his visits. It also tells you how to get there and shows map references. You can also see photos or drawings of the sites.
Beyond the Book
A TV show with the same name was made for the BBC. It came out in mid-2000. A website based on the book was also launched in 2000.
This website lets people add their own knowledge. They can share research and photos of ancient sites. It covers Britain and Ireland. Today, it has information on over 7,400 archaeological sites. By 2004, the book had sold more than 40,000 copies.
In October 2004, Julian Cope wrote another book. It was called The Megalithic European. This book explores 300 ancient sites across Europe and Scandinavia.
