Ancient Ireland : life before the Celts / Laurence Flanagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flanagan, Laurence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples--Ireland.

Prehistoric peoples.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Ireland.

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Ireland.

Ireland--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

vii, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

When the Celts first arrived in Ireland around 250BC, the island had already been inhabited for over 7,000 years. These pre-Celtic peoples have left no written records, but they have left extensive archaeological evidence, of which Newgrange is the most celebrated example. Who were these peoples and how did they live? Using archaeological evidence, Laurence Flanagan pieces together the sort of houses they built, the way they cultivated the land, their social and economic systems, and many other aspects of daily life in pre-Celtic Ireland. Combining scholarship with an accessible style, the book provides a unique and fascinating insight into a lost, fabled world.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

0312218818

OCLC:

39368388