Signalling and performance : ancient rock art in Britain and Ireland /
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This lavishly illustrated volume presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland. Bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations, it enhances our understanding and further establishes ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803272528 (PDF ebook) :
Ritual in Late Bronze Age Ireland : material culture, practices, landscape setting and social context /
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This text develops a new perspective on Late Bronze Age (LBA) Ireland by identifying and analysing patterns of ritual practice in the archaeological record. The bookends of this study are the introduction and proliferation of iron technology beginning around 600 BC. Therefore, it is societal change related to new technology which defines the period discussed as the Irish Late Bronze Age (LBA) herein.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784912215 (PDF ebook) :
The archaeology of prehistoric burnt mounds in Ireland /
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This work details the archaeology of burnt mounds (fulachtaí fia) in Ireland, one of the most frequent and under researched prehistoric site types in the country. It presents a re-evaluation of the pyrolithic phenomenon in light of some 1000 excavated burnt mounds.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784919870 (ebook) :
Archaeological excavations in Moneen Cave, the Burren, Co. Clare : insights into Bronze Age and post-medieval life in the West of Ireland /
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In 2011, cavers exploring a little-known cave on Moneen Mountain in County Clare in the west of Ireland discovered part of a human skull, pottery and an antler implement. An archaeological excavation followed, leading to the discovery of large quantities of Bronze Age pottery, butchered animal bones and oyster shells.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) :
Specialized. :
9781784914554 (ebook) :