wood with the living. Other archaeologists have suggested that the stone might not represent ancestors, but rather other supernatural entities, such as deities. In the area of modern Wiltshire, various stone circles were erected, the best known of which are Avebury and Stonehenge. All of the other examples are ruined, and in some cases have been destroyed. As noted by the archaeologist Aubrey Burl, these examples have left behind "only frustrating descriptions and vague positions". Most of the known Wiltshire examples were erected on low-lying positions in the landscape. References Footnotes Bibliography Further reading Hoare, The Ancient History of South Wiltshire 1812, p. 251 Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 51 (1946), p. 423 Wiltshire Victoria County History I, 1957, p. 114 Old Wardour Castle, HMSO, 1968 External links Tisbury Circle Stone Circle at The Megalithic Portal History of Wiltshire Stone Age sites in England Archaeological sites in Wiltshire