Mike Parker Pearson is Professor of British Later Prehistory at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy, of the Society of Antiquaries of London and of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. He has published five books and over 70 academic papers on Stonehenge, based on 16 years of excavation and analysis.
Startling in its detail, exciting in its broad historical implications and robust in its scientific evidence. -- Timothy R. Pauketat, Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois, USA Cuts across boundaries of archaeology, history and history of science to reintroduce Stonehenge to the 21st century.' -- Nena Galanidou, Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Crete, Greece