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William Stukeley: Science, Religion and Archaeology in Eighteenth-century England.(Book Review)

Publication: Folklore
Publication Date: 01-DEC-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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William Stukeley: Science, Religion and Archaeology in Eighteenth-century England. By David Boyd Haycock. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2002. 304 pp. B/W illus. 55.00 [pounds sterling]/$95.00 (hbk). ISBN 0-85115-864-1

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...renowned English antiquaries of the eighteenth century, Dr William Stukeley (1687-1765). Archaeologists and folklorists alike owe a great deal to Stuart Piggott's work on the relation between archaeology and eighteenth-century concepts of antiquity and culture. This book both expands and refines Piggott's contribution. Haycock treats Stukeley in a much broader context than Piggott did, and this enables him to give a wider and more subtle picture of Stukeley's life and...

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