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William Stukeley FRS FSA (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology , he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire.
Stukeley's drawings of the Sanctuary depicted them as ovals, whereas later excavations revealed them to be almost perfect circles. [28] He later presented the idea that the circles represented the head of a large serpent marked out in megaliths across the landscape. [29] Stukeley also recorded the destruction of the Sanctuary by local farmers. [5]
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William Stukeley's drawing of Julliberrie's Grave from October 1722; the image was titled "Caesars Passage of the Stour by Chilham and Julabers Grave" and features a possible self-depiction of Stukeley within the image itself. [63] Unlike the other two Stour long barrows, the existence of Julliberrie's Grave has been known for many centuries. [3]
William Stukeley's drawing of the stones being broken up by fire [73] In 1719, the antiquarian William Stukeley visited the site, where he witnessed the destruction being undertaken by the local people. Between then and 1724 he visited the village and its monument six times, sometimes staying for two or three weeks at the Catherine Wheel Inn.
This view was greatly popularised by William Stukeley. Aubrey also contributed the first measured drawings of the site, which permitted greater analysis of its form and significance. From this work, he was able to demonstrate an astronomical or calendrical role in the stones' placement.
One of the two illustrations of Little Kit's Coty produced by the antiquarian William Stukeley. The antiquarian John Aubrey referenced a range of prehistoric sites across Britain in his manuscript, Monumenta Britannica, written over the course of 1663 to 1693. In this manuscript, he quoted from a letter sent to him by Dr Thomas Gale, the Master ...
In 1729, a large silver dish was ploughed up at Risley Park, Derbyshire, and broken into pieces soon after its discovery. [1] Lady Aston (Catherine Widdrington 1676–1752 m 1723 Thomas Aston 1655–1725), the owner of Risley Park, was in contact with the pioneer archaeologist William Stukeley about it, though it was some years before he acted.