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Ancient Ireland : life before the Celts / Laurence Flanagan.

By: Flanagan, Laurence.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & MacMillan, 1998Description: vii, 264 p. : ill. ; 22 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0717124339.Subject(s): Prehistoric peoples -- Ireland | Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Ireland | Ireland -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 936.15
Contents:
Part 1: The Archaeology -- Introduction -- The Mesolithic Period, 8000-4000 BC -- The Neolithic Period, 4000-2000 BC -- The Court Tombs -- The Passage Tombs -- Beakers and the Bronze Age -- The Earlier Bronze Age, 2000-1200 BC -- The later Bronze Age, 1200-700 BC -- Part 2: The Social Prehistory -- Introduction -- Society -- Industry -- Manufacturing -- The Food Industry -- Nutrition and Health -- Domestic and Personal life -- Religion and the Arts -- Technology and Science -- The Environment.
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General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 936.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00078083
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When the Celts first arrived in Ireland around 200 B.C., the island had already been inhabited for over 7000 years. Drawing on a wealth of archaeological evidence and the author's own mastery of the subject, 'Ancient Ireland' returns to those pre-Celtic roots in a bid to discover the secrets of the island's first inhabitants: Who were they? And how did they live?
Few accounts of the period are as exhaustively researched; fewer still are as alive with historical insight and compelling detail. At once accessible and comprehensive, 'Ancient Ireland' is an indispensable guide to early Irish civilisation, its culture and mythology.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-251) and indexes.

Part 1: The Archaeology -- Introduction -- The Mesolithic Period, 8000-4000 BC -- The Neolithic Period, 4000-2000 BC -- The Court Tombs -- The Passage Tombs -- Beakers and the Bronze Age -- The Earlier Bronze Age, 2000-1200 BC -- The later Bronze Age, 1200-700 BC -- Part 2: The Social Prehistory -- Introduction -- Society -- Industry -- Manufacturing -- The Food Industry -- Nutrition and Health -- Domestic and Personal life -- Religion and the Arts -- Technology and Science -- The Environment.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I The Archaeology
  • Introduction
  • The Mesolithic Period, 8000-4000 BC
  • The Neolithic Period, 4000-2000 BC
  • The Court Tombs
  • The Passage Tombs
  • Beakers and the Bronze Age
  • The Earlier Bronze Age
  • The Later Bronze Age
  • Part II The Social Prehistory
  • Society
  • Industry
  • Manufacturing
  • The Food Industry
  • Nutrition and Health
  • Domestic and Personal Life
  • Religion and the Arts
  • Technology and Science
  • The Environment
  • Index
  • Part I The Archaeology
  • Introduction
  • The Mesolithic Period, 8000-4000 BC
  • The Neolithic Period, 4000-2000 BC
  • The Court Tombs
  • The Passage Tombs
  • Beakers and the Bronze Age
  • The Earlier Bronze Age
  • The Later Bronze Age
  • Part II The Social Prehistory
  • Society
  • Industry
  • Manufacturing
  • The Food Industry
  • Nutrition and Health
  • Domestic and Personal Life
  • Religion and the Arts
  • Technology and Science
  • The Environment
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

The late Laurence Flanagan was a freelance writer and a former Keeper of Antiquities at The Ulster Museum. He is an author of Favourite Irish Names for Children , Favourite Irish Names for Your Baby and Irish Place Names .

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