It presented the results of a two-year intensive study of all the known records of the various excavations at Stonehenge in the twentieth century, including a rephasing of the development of the monument.

Unlike popular books on the subject, Stonehenge in its landscape details the complex archaeological stratigraphy of the site.

[1] In 1993, both the setting and the presentation of Stonehenge was described as "a national disgrace" by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.

One reviewer wryly noted: If this book were a new car - such is its importance - it would have descended from the clouds amidst lasers, escorted by angelic supermodels.

[5]Reviewers described the monograph as "a massive achievement", "fundamental" and "one of the more important British archaeological publications this century".