Engagingly written and packed with illustrations, Early Ireland, seeks to introduce the general reader to the riches of Irish prehistory--a span of eight thousand years from the end of the Ice Age to the first centuries of the Christian era. It provides a clear account of the development of Irish society from its beginnings as a postglacial culture of hunters and gatherers, through the glory of its golden age in the second millennium BC, to the technological advances stimulated by the discovery of iron and, in the last centuries BC, the development of a Celtic art style of unrivalled power and individuality.
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"...this book represents all that was best in the previous generation of Irish archaeologists. Written by a man who was one of the foremost of that generation, it could not have been otherwise." American Journal of Archaeology
"...a delightful and informative book which is aptly described by its title. Not least of the many positive aspects to this book is the author's clear and vigorous prose style which provides lucid descriptions of complex sites or phenomena....a strong recommendation for this excellent, well-written book. As it is available in paperback as well as hardback, it deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in the history and culture of Ireland." Frederick Suppe, Journal of Irish Studies
"...a delightful and informative book which is aptly described by its title. Not least of the many positive aspects to this book is the author's clear and vigorous prose style which provides lucid descriptions of complex sites or phenomena....a strong recommendation for this excellent, well-written book. As it is available in paperback as well as hardback, it deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in the history and culture of Ireland." Frederick Suppe, Journal of Irish Studies
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The development of Irish society is traced from its origins as a postglacial culture of hunters and gatherers through the technological and artistic advances of its golden age in second millennium B.C.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
an excellent resource...thoroughly enjoyable,
By JR Drause (rwd@cei.net) (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Early Ireland: An Introduction to Irish Prehistory (Paperback)
This book, by the archaeologist who excavated Newgrange, is an excellent resource for anyone interested in European prehistory. Though subtitled "An Introduction to Irish Prehistory," the book does not shy away from indepth scientific and archaeological evidence, either supporting or refuting conventional theories; thus, the book would be better classified as intermediate to advanced. One would be hard pressed to find a better resource of Irish prehistory.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Good overview.,
By SeanFurl (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Early Ireland: An Introduction to Irish Prehistory (Paperback)
It has photographs, maps, etc. on at least every other page. It covers nearly all of the major archeological findings up to the end of the B.C. years. Written in a easily readable style by a person who cares more about the quality of the concrete evidence than making surmises or speculations from it. I would have liked more associations made with what's been found in Britain and the Continent, but it's still a five-star overview.
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The earliest part of the history of Ireland is the domain, not of the archaeologist, but of the geologist, the palaeobotanist and the palaeontologist who document respectively the structure and development of the earth's crust and the fossil remains of plants and animals contained in the various layers and deposits. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Lough Gur, Late Neolithic, Mount Sandel, Barry Raftery, Western Neolithic, Dowris Phase, Later Mesolithic, Navan Fort, Early Mesolithic, Mound of the Hostages, Dalkey Island, Freestone Hill, British Museum, Early Neolithic, Encrusted Urn, Middle Rhine, Cordoned Urn, Dublin Bay, Lough Boora, Lough Gara, Lough Neagh, Irish Mesolithic, Irish Neolithic, Irish Sea New!
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The earliest part of the history of Ireland is the domain, not of the archaeologist, but of the geologist, the palaeobotanist and the palaeontologist who document respectively the structure and development of the earth's crust and the fossil remains of plants and animals contained in the various layers and deposits. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Lough Gur, Late Neolithic, Mount Sandel, Barry Raftery, Western Neolithic, Dowris Phase, Later Mesolithic, Navan Fort, Early Mesolithic, Mound of the Hostages, Dalkey Island, Freestone Hill, British Museum, Early Neolithic, Encrusted Urn, Middle Rhine, Cordoned Urn, Dublin Bay, Lough Boora, Lough Gara, Lough Neagh, Irish Mesolithic, Irish Neolithic, Irish Sea New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Bronze Age (Irvington Reprint Series in Anthropology) by V. Gordon Childe on page 186, and Back Matter
- Treasures of Ireland (A Studio book) by A. T. Lucas on page 150, and Back Matter
- Shorelines and Isostasy (Institute of British Geographers Special Publications) by E. E. Smith in Back Matter
- Megalithic Art of Western Europe by Elizabeth Shee Twohig in Back Matter
- Megalithic Sites in Britain by A. Thom in Back Matter
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