John Aubrey
/ˌdʒɒn ˈɔːbri/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈɔːbri/
- (1626-97) an English writer and archaeologist . He studied Stonehenge and Avebury and suggested the idea, which some people still believe today, that Stonehenge was built by Druids. He is now mainly remembered for his book Brief Lives.
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