The archaeology of caves in Ireland / Marion Dowd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowd, Marion, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caves--Social aspects--Ireland--History.

Caves.

Community life--Ireland--History.

Community life.

Social archaeology--Ireland.

Social archaeology.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Ireland.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Caves--Ireland.

Speleology--Ireland.

Speleology.

Ireland--Antiquities.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book provides a synthesis of what we currently know about how caves were used and perceived by communities spanning the 10,000 years of human occupation of Ireland, from the earliest Mesolithic hunter gatherers to the 21st century urban dweller"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

People in caves, caves in people

Excursions into places of fearful darkness : 300 years investigating caves

Caves and cave archaeology in Ireland

Gathering the dead : the Mesolithic (8000-3900 BC)

Thresholds to transformation : the Neolithic (3900-2400 BC)

Journeying deeper into darkness : the Bronze Age (2400-600 BC)

Eyes full of darkness : the Iron Age (600 BC-AD 400)

Out of the darkness, into the light : the early Medieval period (AD 400-1169)

Silent spaces or speaking volumes? : the Medieval period (AD 1169-1550)

Diverse biographies : post-Medieval period to 21st century (AD 1550-present)

End note: The future of Irish cave archaeology

Appendix 1: Caves of archaeological significance in Ireland.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782978145

1782978143

9781782978169

178297816X

OCLC:

907811631