Aubrey Burl is a British archaeologist most well known for his studies into megalithic monuments and the nature of prehistoric rituals associated with them. Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ... A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ...

His books include Stone Circles of the Britain, Ireland and Brittany (2000) and The Stonehenge People (1987) and he has also written a biography of the Roman poet Catullus. Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. ...

Burl's work has often explored the astronomical roles of many megalithic monuments but he has been cautious of embracing the more tenuous claims of archaeoastronomy. Archaeoastronomy (also spelled Archeoastronomy) is, as the name implies, the combination of astronomical and archaeological studies. ...

His straightforward approach led him to question what he sees as the over-romanticised view that Stonehenge was built from bluestones hauled by hand from the Preseli Hills in south west Wales to Salisbury Plain. Instead, he argues, the stones were left close to the site by earlier glaciers and then exploited by the monument's builders. Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Categories: Mountains and hills of south Wales | Pembrokeshire ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... This article is about the plateau in southern England; Salisbury Plain is also an area on South Georgia Island. ... Aletsch glacier, Switzerland This article is about the geographical formation. ...

Others have argued that the bluestones have been traced to only the Preselli Hills through their chemical signature and that they could not have come from elsewhere. Additionally, there was no known glacier with a course linking the hills with Salisbury Plain or a glacier from anywhere that reached far enough south. This article is about the plateau in southern England; Salisbury Plain is also an area on South Georgia Island. ...