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The archaeology of prehistoric burnt mounds in Ireland /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hawkes, Alan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • PREFACE ; CHAPTER 1: BURNT MOUNDS: AN INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 2: A HISTORY OF BURNT MOUND RESEARCH IN IRELAND ; CHAPTER 3: PYROLITHIC TECHNOLOGY: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT ; CHAPTER 4: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF BURNT MOUNDS IN IRELAND ; CHAPTER 5: CHRONOLOGY ; CHAPTER 6: THE USE AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BURNT MOUNDS ; CHAPTER 7: SETTLEMENT CONTEXT ; CHAPTER 8: CULTURAL CONTEXT: THE LONGUE DURÉE OF THE BURNT MOUND PHENOMENON ; CHAPTER 9: RECONSIDERING THE BURNT MOUND PHENOMENON ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; APPENDIX 1: Additional tables ; APPENDIX 2: List of excavated burnt mounds in Ireland 1950−2010.