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The prehistoric archaeology of Ireland

Title
The prehistoric archaeology of Ireland / John Waddell.
ISBN
9781913934781
1913934780
Edition
Revised expanded edition.
Publication
Dublin : Wordwell, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
xiv, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Notes
"Originally published in 1998 by Galway University Press Ltd"-- Title page verso.
"New edition"--Page 1 of cover.
Summary
"On present evidence the human settlement of Ireland commenced over ten thousand years. Now in a revised edition, this book provides a chronological account of this long timespan and, with numerous illustrations, charts the development of the first hunting and foraging communities, the achievements of the earliest agriculturalists with their remarkable megalithic tombs, and the technological advances of the later bronze- and iron-using societies. Recent decades have seen some exceptional developments in the study of the prehistoric archaeology of Ireland. New discoveries, excavations and research, new theoretical approaches, genomic studies and the increasing application of radiocarbon dating have all made an enormous contribution to the better understanding of this remote past. As well as being a comprehensive and original review of the subject, this new edition answers the need for a detailed introduction to a large body of archaeological evidence resulting from the explosion of work completed in the last 15 years. The impact of the digital "open science" revolution on Irish archaeolog is also evident in the numerour electronic sources cited. In that respect it could be said to bring Ireland's prehistoric past right up to date"--Page 4 of cover.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 25, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-377) and index.
Contents
The first people
A new order: the first farmers
The cult of the dead
Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age innovations
Pottery and burial traditions in the Chalcolithic and earlier Bronze Age
Marking the land
Farmsteads and metalwork: c. 1600-1200 BC
The Late Bronze Age: c. 1200-800 BC
Settlements and hillforts: c. 1200-600 BC
From bronze to iron
Ancestral landscapes and ritual sites
Protohistory
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