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	Images of the Avebury Stone Circles, Wiltshire, England. Digital Imaging Project: Art historical images of European ...
		The Avebury Stone Circle is at the center of a number of prehistoric ceremonial sites, burial mounds, and processional avenues, including West Kennet Avenue, Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow, and Windmill Hill.
		The Avebury Circle is one of the largest henges in Britain.
		The depth of the ditch was originally 21-30 feet (7-10 M) and the height of the bank was 18 feet (6.7 M) so that originally the total height could have been about 50 feet, from the base of the ditch to the bank crest(11).
	www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/avebury/avebury.html (481 words)

	Avebury, Wiltshire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Avebury (the traditional local pronunciation is "A'bury") is a (A settlement smaller than a town) village and (Click link for more info and facts about civil parish) civil parish in (Click link for more info and facts about Wiltshire) Wiltshire.
		The village lies within the Avebury Stone Circle, a (Latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)) neolithic circle of upright stones that is larger and older than nearby (Click link for more info and facts about Stonehenge) Stonehenge.
		Avebury is a civil parish with an elected parish council.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/av/avebury,_wiltshire.htm (564 words)

	Avebury, Wiltshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Avebury (the traditional local pronunciation is "A'bury") is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire.
		The village lies within the Avebury Stone Circle, a neolithic circle of upright stones that is larger and older than nearby Stonehenge.
		Besides the Avebury Stone Circle itself, there are numerous other prehistoric sites nearby, including West Kennet Long Barrow and the West Kennet Avenue, both of which are near to the included settlement of West Kennett.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avebury,Wiltshire (410 words)

	Avebury - Crystalinks
		How Avebury got its name -- The story goes that while returning from a day's hunting one winter's evening in 1648, John Aubrey, on passing through the village of Avebury, recognized in the earthworks and standing stones around him an ancient temple, which he attributed to the Druids.
		Avebury is ninety miles west of London and twenty miles north of Stonehenge.
		Avebury stone circles are thought to have been constructed in neolithic times between 2500 to 2000 BC.
	www.crystalinks.com /avebury.html (675 words)

	Avebury - Stone Circles and Henge - Ancient Sites Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Stonehenge, Avebury, Mayburgh and Arbor Low are all examples of henges which contain (or contained) stone circles.
		Woodhenge, close by to Stonehenge in Wiltshire is an example of a henge monument that didn't contain a stone circle.
		Overlooking the village of Avebury and the stone circle to the north west is the Windmill Hill encampment (complete with round later barrows).
	www.henge.org.uk /wiltshire/avebury.html (895 words)

	ipedia.com: Avebury, Wiltshire Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Avebury Circle Avebury is a village in Wiltshire.
		It lies entirely within the Avebury Circle, sometimes referred to as Avebury Henge, which is a neolithic circle of upright stones that is larger and o...
		It lies entirely within the Avebury Circle, sometimes referred to as Avebury Henge, which is a neolithic circle of upright stones that is larger and older than nearby Stonehenge.
	www.ipedia.com /avebury__wiltshire.html (273 words)

	Avebury Village, Wiltshire - Tourist Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Avebury stone circle is the largest henge monument in Britain, which is managed by the National Trust.
		Avebury is one of the most important megalithic monuments in Europe and spread over a vast area.
		Avebury also hosts a museum in which can be found the remains of a prehistoric child called 'Charlie'.The museum houses one of the most important prehistoric archaeological collections in Britain.
	www.astraltravels.co.uk /uk-london-tourist-information/avebury-stone-circle.htm (329 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire - Moonraking
		Avebury stone circle, which dates from 2800 BC onwards, is designated a World Heritage Site and managed by The National Trust.
		Avebury is 25 miles north of Stonehenge and is surrounded by several other important prehistoric sites.
		Avebury was used as a religious site for over a thousand years - almost the same length of time as our current Norman churches.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/moonraking/landscape_avebury.shtml (566 words)

	Essay on Avebury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		At a local level, Avebury is the central monument in what is widely accepted as Britain's most important Neolithic monument complex, and in studies of the local prehistoric archaeology, Avebury is constantly referred to.
		Avebury in north Wiltshire is one rare survival....'(Malone 1989, 11).
		Although the scope of research at Avebury has been expansive, there is undoubtedly a great deal still to be learned from the monument, with the probability that a number of stones still lie buried close to their original positions in the henge.
	www.cf.ac.uk /hisar/teach/archaeology/projects/stone_circles/avebury.html (1523 words)

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		Avebury Trusloe, nr Avebury Wiltshire 23/5 England 1999.
		Avebury Trusloe, nr Avebury Wiltshire 19/6 England 1999.
		Avebury Trusloe, nr Avebury, Wiltshire 23/8 England 1999.
	www.galactic.no /c45d8621k/1999.html (451 words)

	Avebury: The Cathedral - 9 July 2002
		When comparing Avebury to Stonehenge he said that Avebury exceeded Stonehenge in greatness the way a cathedral does a parish church.
		When you start on the path around the stone circle in Avebury, this is what you see: stones in orderly procession, a leaden sky and lots of sheep.
		Avebury was built in Neolithic times, between 3710 BCE and 2000 BCE.
	www.mjausson.com /2002/wiltshireJul02.htm (611 words)

	Avebury Henge and Stone Circle
		Walking along the West Kennet Avenue towards the Avebury is the best way to approach the stone circle.
		The Sanctuary is located on Overton Hill to the SE of Avebury and predates the great circle although only marker stones remain here as the site was completely destroyed in the 18th century.
		About a mile and a half west of Avebury beside the A4 to Calne lies Knoll Down, a section of ancient earthworks with a fantastic canopy of trees.
	freespace.virgin.net /ancient.ways/avebury.htm (1023 words)

	Prehistoric.org.uk - Avebury - Stone Circle and Henge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Overlooking the village of Avebury and the stone circle to the north west is the Windmill Hill encampment (complete with round later barrows).
		Stonehenge, Avebury, Mayburgh and Arbor Low are all examples of henges which contain (or contained) stone circles.
		Woodhenge, close by to Stonehenge in Wiltshire is an example of a henge monument that didn't contain a stone circle.
	www.prehistoric.org.uk /wiltshire/avebury.html (921 words)

	The Henge Shop, Avebury, Wiltshire - the shop within the Avebury Stone Circle
		Avebury hamlet now contains less than 100 inhabitants and is set in the most sparsely populated County in England.
		Around 5,000 years ago it must have been one of the most densely settled areas, on the evidence of the scale of the monuments still to be seen today.
		This fact suggests that the first largescale organisation of society was that of the Avebury complex and this idea is supported by evidence of early farming acitivity (~4000BC), revealed by excavations at Windmill Hill.
	www.hengeshop.com /hsmain2.htm (377 words)

	Earth Mysteries: Avebury, Wiltshire - Earth Mysteries
		The village of Avebury in Wiltshire has given its name to one of the greatest stone circles in the British Isles.
		Located in the midst of a rich prehistoric landscape, the village lies a few miles away from the Ridgeway and in close proximity to Silbury Hill, the Sanctuary, the West Kennet Long Barrow, and the long barrows of East Kennet and Beckhampton.
		Mostly dating to around 2,600-2,500 B.C.E., the Avebury complex, which covers about 28 acres and is partially overlapped by the village, comprises a huge circular earthwork ditch, originally about 30 feet deep, and bank about a quarter of a mile in diameter which encloses an outer circle of standing stones.
	britannia.com /wonder/emavebry.html (421 words)

	Ancient Stone Circle: Visiting the Avebury henge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		AVEBURY, England -- Avebury may not be as convenient, famous or spectacular as Stonehenge, and you may never have heard of it.
		Avebury's stone circle dates to around 2600 B.C. Experts are still trying to determine its exact age, purpose and builder.
		Avebury's henge -- a circular area with a bank and ditch -- originally contained almost 100 large, unshaped stones, some weighing more than 40 tons and twice as big as any at Stonehenge.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05237/558596.stm (807 words)

	Avebury Stone Circle
		But aside from accessibility, Avebury is unique in that the village of Avebury lies partly within the henge, or outer circle of stones, and a road splits the circle.
		There is an avenue of stones leading away from the circle towards Overton Hill a mile and a half away, and it has been speculated by some archaeologists that the avenue was constructed to form the body of a snake, with the circle as the snake's head.
		Avebury probably served as a religious and ceremonial centre, though what those beliefs or ceremonies were we do not know.
	www.britainexpress.com /articles/Ancient_Britain/Ancient_Britain.htm (523 words)

	Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The village and parish of Avebury lies a short distance north, north east of the centre of the county and it was very much the centre of a hugely important area in Neolithic times.
		Although, in historical times, Avebury was generally unknown, other than to local people, it was brought to the attention of Charles II and the Court by the antiquarian John Aubrey who had 'discovered’ it when riding in the area in 1649.
		The smallest settlement is at West Kennett, south east of Avebury, which was always the least prosperous and populous settlement in the parish although it expanded in the 19th century.
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk /community/getcom2.php?id=11 (1635 words)

	Avebury Wiltshire - In Pictures
		Not immediately as impressive as Stonehenge, Avebury is a much larger site yet with a more intimate feel to it.
		If you come into Avebury by road from the south this sharp left bend and clump of trees marks the gap in the outerbank.
		Avebury just wouldn't be the same without its sheep.
	www.yourguide.org.uk /avebury (544 words)

	A few pictures from Avebury - Wiltshire
		Avebury with it's circle of standing stones is less well known than Stonehenge but nevertheless a fascinating place.
		While you are kept away from the stones in Stonehenge you can walk right next to them in Avebury (apart from a very few who are in danger of falling).
		Avebury consist of a large stone circle with a surrounding ditch and bank.
	www.armin-grewe.com /holiday/wiltshire/avebury.htm (369 words)

	Weird Wiltshire - Stone Formations - Avebury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The stone circle, which is thought to have been erected around 2600-2400 BC, stands amid a series of exceptional monuments that include Silbury Hill, Windmill Hill, the Sanctuary and West Kennet Long Barrow.
		The size of Avebury and its undoubted drama has led many to declare it superior to Stonehenge and its accessibility means visitors can meander between the stones and even touch them.
		Avebury and the surrounding complex of Neolithic monuments have a fascinating history of desecration and restoration, and have inspired scientists and artists alike.
	www.weirdwiltshire.co.uk /stones/aveintro.html (258 words)

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		Avebury Stones, nr Avebury Wiltshire 3/7 England 1998.
		Avebury, nr West Overton, Wiltshire 19/8 England 1998.
		Avebury Trusloe, nr Avebury Wiltshire 20/6 England 1998.
	galactic.to /c45d8621k/1998.html (371 words)

	Avebury -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Avebury was named for the village that occupies part of the site.
		Avebury was named for the village that occupies part of...
		In Wiltshire are the great foci of the prehistoric occupation of the county at Stonehenge and Avebury; on the Norfolk–Suffolk border near Brandon are the major flint mines known as Grime's Graves.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9011406?tocId=9011406 (538 words)

	The Wiltshire Web - Avebury - the Mysteious Stone Circles
		Avebury lies in the heart of the Wiltshire Downs just west of Marlborough - the most ancient borough in England.
		The Beaker people, so called after their pottery, are thought to have played a major role in their formation, as they did with Stonehenge.
		Avebury also hosts a museum in which can be found the remains of a prehistoric child called 'Charlie' who was found by Alexander Keiller.
	www.wiltshire-web.co.uk /history/avebury.htm (378 words)

	Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Wiltshire: Avebury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Avebury Stones · cached · Pictures of the stone circle and henge monument.
		Avebury Stone Circle Panoramic Virtual Tour · cached · A selection of panoramic photographs of the stone circle and surrounding area from Pete Glastonbury.
		The New Inn Avebury · Includes details of the bar, restaurant, and accommodation, with an area history focusing on the standing stones.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=132928 (144 words)

	ANTIQUITY: New features within the henge at Avebury, Wiltshire: aerial and geophysical evidence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A parchmark right within the great Neolithic henge at Avebury identifies a new subterranean feature, confirmed by geophysical survey, which fills in further details of the Avebury enclosure.
		The earliest aerial photographs of Avebury held in the National Monuments Record were taken on 22 June 1924, the most recent on 8 February 1996 (in exceptional snow conditions).
		The northern one of these might, with the 'ring stone' (Smith 1965: figure 68), make a pair of stone holes equidistant between the Outer Circle and the Southern Inner Circle where they might in some way be related to the southern entrance.
	www.stonehenge-avebury.net /mirror/bewley.html (574 words)

	Avebury Information Online - guide and directory for Avebury,Wiltshire,UK with tourist information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If you live and work in Avebury, Send your news items to us; whether it is entertainment, sports, business or community related.
		If you are looking for accommodation we have UK hotels and UK bed and breakfasts plus Avebury cottages and self catering holiday accomodation as well as directories for Camping and Caravan Parks.
		Avebury Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Avebury.
	www.britinfo.net /index_Avebury.htm (585 words)

	EARTH MYSTERIES: Avebury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The story goes that while returning from a day's hunting one winter's evening in 1648, John Aubrey, on passing through the village of Avebury, recognized in the earthworks and standing stones around him an ancient temple, which he attributed to the Druids.
		In the early 18th century, William Stukeley visited the site on several occasions and witnessed, to his great distress, the destruction of numerous stones by farmers intent on clearing the land for fields.
		Mostly dating to around 2,600-2,500 B.C.E., the Avebury complex, which covers about 28 acres and is partially overlapped by the village, comprises a huge circular earthwork ditch, originally about 30 feet deep, and bank about a quarter of a mile in diameter which encloses an outer circle of standing stones.
	witcombe.sbc.edu /earthmysteries/EMAvebury.html (409 words)

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