The Modern Antiquarian

The Modern Antiquarian

infobox Book
name = The Modern Antiquarian
orig title =
translator =


author = Julian Cope
cover_artist =
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series =
classification = Non-fiction
genre = Reference, Gazetteer
publisher = HarperCollins
release_date = 1 October 1998
media_type = Print
pages = 448
isbn = ISBN 9780722535998
oclc = 40144018
preceded_by =
followed_by = The Megalithic European (2004)

The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain is a book written by musician Julian Cope, published in 1998. It explores the sites of Britain's megalithic heritage, of which Stonehenge and Avebury are well-known examples, but in fact number many hundreds.

In his introduction Cope explains how a visit to Avebury Stone Circle inspired his enthusiasm for the subject, but he was disappointed with the quality of available guidebooks. So he decided to write his own. He personally visited and researched hundreds of sites, selecting about 300 of the most significant for his book. The process took eight years.

The book is divided into two sections, the first being ten essays by Cope about various aspects of megalithic British culture.

The bulk of the book is a geographically arranged gazetteer of the sites around Britain. Each includes an essay, directions to the site, map references, Cope's own account of his visit, as well as photographs, drawings and (sometimes) visionary poems.

There are some errors here and there. Cross-referencing between this book and Aubrey Burl's Guide (and preferably an Ordnance Survey map) before planning any trips, is advised. A particular strength of the book is that whereas Burl's Guide only deals with stone circles, Cope's includes many other megalithic monuments, hill forts, barrows and just plain odd places.

A documentary film of the same name was made for the BBC in mid-2000.

Based on the guidebook The Modern Antiquarian website was launched in 2000. [cite web |url= http://themodernantiquarian.com|title= The Modern Antiquarian|accessdate=2008-05-24] It invites users to add their own knowledge, research and photographs of the ancient sites of Britain and Ireland and currently holds information on over 7,400 archaeological sites.

In October 2004 Cope published the follow-up volume "The Megalithic European" on 300 sites scattered across Europe and Scandinavia.

Until recently, Cope himself lived within three miles of the Avebury stone circle site for several years.

ee also

* European Megalithic Culture
* Neolithic Europe
* Megalithic architectural elements
* Megalith
* Dolmen
* Stone Circles

External links

* [http://www.themodernantiquarian.com The Modern Antiquarian]

References

*cite book |title= A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany|last= Burl|first= Aubrey|year= 1995|publisher= Yale University Press|location= New Haven, CT|isbn= 9780300063318|oclc= 31435299|pages=
*cite book |title= The Modern Antiquarian|last= Cope|first= Julian|authorlink= Julian Cope|year= 1998|publisher= Thorsons|location= London|isbn= 9780722535998|oclc= 40144018|pages=


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