Ancient Ireland : life before the Celts / Laurence Flanagan.
Ancient Ireland : life before the Celts / Laurence Flanagan.
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N936.15/1
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English
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vii, 264 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Archaeology. 1. Introduction. 2. The Mesolithic Period, 8000-4000 B.C. 3. The Neolithic Period, 4000-2000 B.C. 4. The Court Tombs. 5. The Passage Tombs. 6. Beakers and the Bronze Age. 7. The Earlier Bronze Age, 2000-1200 B.C. 8. The Later Bronze Age, 1200-700 B.C. -- Pt. 2. The Social Pre...
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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New York (State)
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1998.
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When the Celts First arrived in Ireland around 250 BC, the island had already been inhabited for over 7,000 years. These pre-Celtic peoples have left no written records: they are literally pre-historic. But they have left extensive archaeological evidence, of which Newgrange is the most celebrated example. Who were these people, and how did they li...
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Ancient Ireland : life before the Celts / Laurence Flanagan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-251) and indexes.
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N936.15/1
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0312218818 (cloth)
9780312218812 (cloth)
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936.15
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991009261129702626
