Screen LibraryDun ailinne : excavations at an irish royal site, 1968-1975 /
The site of D n Ailinne is one of four major ritual sites from the Irish Iron Age, each said to form the center of a political kingdom and thus described as "royal." Excavation has produced artifacts ranging from the Neolithic (about 5,000 years ago) through the later Iron Age (fourth cent...
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
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[2007] ©2007 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The site of D n Ailinne is one of four major ritual sites from the Irish Iron Age, each said to form the center of a political kingdom and thus described as "royal." Excavation has produced artifacts ranging from the Neolithic (about 5,000 years ago) through the later Iron Age (fourth century CE), when the site was the focus of repeated rituals, probably related to the creation and maintenance of political hegemony. A series of timber structures were built and replaced as each group of leaders sought to claim ancient descent from a deep past and still create something unique and lasting.Pam J. Crabtree and Ronald Hicks provide analyses on, respectively, biological remains and D n Ailinne's role in folklore, myth, and the sacred landscape, while Katherine Moreau examines bronze and iron artifacts and Elizabeth Hamilton, slag.Content on this book's CD-ROM may be found online at this location: http://core.tdar.org/project/376584. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | 205 illus. |
| ISBN: | 9781934536407 |
| Index Number: | GN780 |
| CLC: | K885.62 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Chronological Chart of Irish Archaeological Periods -- Summary of the Excavation / 1. Excavation Strategy / 2. Excavation of the Summit Area / 3. Perimeter Survey and Excavation / 4. Feature and Artifact Summary / 5. Lithic Remains / 6. Ceramics / 7. Iron / 8. Non-Ferrous Metals / 9. Glass / 10. Worked Bone / 11. Miscellaneous Objects / 12. Specialist Analyses / 13. Biological Remains / 14. Medieval and Modern Objects / 15. Chronology / 16. D n Ailinne s Role in Folklore, Myth, and the Sacred Landscape / 17. The Larger Archaeological Context / 18. The Social and Cultural Context of D n Ailinne / References Cited -- Contributors -- Index -- D n Ailinne. Excavations at an Irish Royal Site, 1968 1975 / Figures -- Plates 1-1 Plate 7-8 -- Plate 8-1 Plate 10-26 -- Plate 11 -1 Plate 14-1. |