How Long to Read Silbury

How Long Does it Take to Read Silbury?

It takes the average reader to read Silbury by Michael Dames

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

According to English Heritage, 'Silbury's significance is obscure and we can only hope to understand it if we combine our scientific approach with a vision that sees beyond modern-day beliefs.' This book meets that need. Developed from the same author's acclaimed work The Silbury Treasure, here he sets new scientific findings made at Silbury with a framework of religious ideas, associated with the invention of agriculture. Silbury re-emerges as a gigantic pregnant image of the Neolithic harvest goddess, linked to animals reared at the nearby Palisades enclosures and to local landscape features, so delivering an annual First Fruits birth.The recent discovery of a Roman town, built around Silbury, indicates that the Romans merged their own corn goddess, Ceres, with the Neolithic deity. With a survey of Britain's evocative 'Mother Earth'-shaped hills, to which folklore has adhered. Dames also relates Celtic and English traditions of pagan worship to the Silbury prototype. Silbury: Resolving the Enigma is a scholarly, boldly argued, lucid, affectionate book. With more than 150 illustrations, the author demonstrates Silbury's relevance to current environmental concerns.

How long is Silbury?

Silbury by Michael Dames is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Silbury Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Silbury aloud.

What Reading Level is Silbury?

Silbury is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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