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Derrycarhoon : a later Bronze Age copper mine in South-West Ireland / William O'Brien ; contributors, Lena Grandin [and five others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Brien, William, 1961- author.
- Series:
- BAR international series ; 3069.
- BAR international series ; 3069
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric--Ireland--Cork (County).
- Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric.
- Bronze age--Ireland--Cork (County).
- Bronze age.
- Cork (Ireland : County)--Antiquities.
- Cork (Ireland : County).
- Antiquities.
- Ireland--Cork (County).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 216 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2022.
- Summary:
- Derrycarhoon is the first copper mine discovered in Ireland from the later Bronze Age. This book presents the results of recent archaeological survey and excavation of a small multi-period mine in the Cork region, along with details of landscape setting, bedrock geology, mineralisation and palaeoecology. The recent history of mining and prospection at Derrycarhoon is examined, beginning with the discovery in 1846 of so-called 'Danish Mines' now dated c.1300-1000 BC. The technology and operation of the early mine is considered, as well as its significance for the supply of copper in Bronze Age Ireland.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 28, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781407359267
- 1407359266
- OCLC:
- 1332519917
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