Project Gutenberg 2017-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 403 Fergusson, James 1808 1886 16009703 Rude Stone Monuments in All Countries: Their Age and Uses E-text prepared by Sonya Schermann, Brian Wilsden, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Rude Stone Monuments in All Countries: Their Age and Uses" by James Fergusson is a scholarly publication focused on archaeology and historical architecture, written in the late 19th century. The book explores the various megalithic structures found across different cultures, examining their origins, purposes, and the significance they hold in the context of ancient societies. The author aims to provide a coherent understanding of these monuments, which have often been shrouded in myth and speculation. At the start of the work, Fergusson articulates the challenges faced in elucidating the age and uses of megalithic monuments, acknowledging the confusion in existing scholarship surrounding their classifications. He reflects on his own journey through the subject, noting how previous theories lacked solid foundation and often relied on speculative thinking. The introductory chapter sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the monuments, expressing the author's aspiration to argue for a reasoned understanding of their historical context while contrasting misguided theories from antiquarians of the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Megalithic monuments GN Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Architecture Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1771494 2025-06-22T03:39:32.151060 text/html 1690370 2024-10-23T02:01:47 text/html 17711957 2025-06-22T03:40:04.290859 application/epub+zip 17727526 2025-06-22T03:39:38.475094 application/epub+zip 668849 2025-06-22T03:39:35.159003 application/epub+zip 18182769 2025-06-22T03:40:21.382805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18053003 2025-06-22T03:40:00.781858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1023846 2022-09-24T21:48:30.325079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1295122 2025-06-22T03:39:26.460062 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1275063 2024-10-23T02:01:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16203 2025-06-22T03:40:21.602758 application/rdf+xml 15312 2025-06-22T03:39:35.593003 image/jpeg 2332 2025-06-22T03:39:35.365008 image/jpeg 15353702 2025-06-22T03:39:32.921033 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia