Andy is the lead author of The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland, along with other contributors to the huge Megalithic Portal web resource which he founded and has been running continuously since 2001.  The Old Stones is the most comprehensive and thought-provoking field guide ever published to the iconic standing stones and prehistoric places of Britain and Ireland. It was awarded Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2019.

Andy’s illustrated talk covers many of the fascinating themes, mysteries and new discoveries highlighted in the book, along with a look at lesser known but interesting sites in the local area. Andy will be signing copies on the day.

Andy is the driving force behind the project which has something to interest everyone, from walkers to ancient history enthusiasts to dowsers.

• Created with huge community input from all over the UK (and Ireland) with photos, specialist articles on sites and the very latest research from archaeologists and amateur enthusiasts.
• The most comprehensive field guide ever created to over 1,000 prehistoric sites – exhaustively researched by contributors to the famous Megalithic Portal ancient sites web resource, which backs up the book with its huge ancient sites database and photo library
• Full of the latest archaeological information and theories explained in an accessible way, explained by top archaeologists, independent researchers and amateur enthusiasts, from archaeoastronomy and acoustic theory to phenomenology and photogrammetry.
• Beautifully designed with hundreds of photos, and specially created maps and plans
The book has an extensive Introduction by Vicki Cummings, Reader in Archaeology at the University of Central Lancashire and a Foreword by Mike Parker-Pearson, Professor of British Later Prehistory at University College London

The book is available from the Museum shop.