Contents

1. Cover Image
2. Title Page
3. Dedication
4. Epigraph
5. Acknowledgments
6. Chapter 1. An Enigma in Stone
7. Chapter 2. The Birth of Civilization
8. Chapter 3. Prelude: The Emerging Cultures of the Late Stone Age
9. Chapter 4. The Beginning: The Stones of Stenness
10. Chapter 5. Progression: The Discovery of Stone Circles throughout the British Isles
11. Chapter 6. The Phases of Megalithic Construction
12. Chapter 7. Rivalry among the Megalithic Complexes
13. Chapter 8. Long Stones and Ley Lines
14. Chapter 9. The Migration of the Beaker People and Other Cultures
15. Chapter 10. Celtic Inheritance and the Roman Invasion
16. Chapter 11. The Druids’ Lasting Influence
17. Chapter 12. Astronomy and Medicine in the Stone Circles
18. Chapter 13. Secret of the Stones and the Red-Haired Druids
19. Endnotes
20. Bibliography
21. About the Author
22. About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
23. Books of Related Interest
24. Copyright & Permissions
25. Index