Ballynahatty : excavations in a Neolithic Monumental Landscape / edited by Barrie Hartwell [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hartwell, Barrie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, [2023]

Summary:

The book, 'Excavations in a Neolithic Monumental Landscape' edited by Barrie Hartwell, Sarah Gormley, Catriona Brogan, and Caroline Malone, focuses on the archaeological investigations at Ballynahatty, a Neolithic site. It dives deep into the exploration of the monumental landscape including excavation results, distribution of pottery, lithic assemblage, human remains, and chronological dating. The authors aim to contribute to the understanding of Neolithic activity, with a focus on the timber enclosures and their connection with the Giant’s Ring. The intended audience includes archaeologists, researchers, and students of archaeology. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Ballynahatty

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of plates

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

Part 1 The Ballynahatty landscape

1 The landscape and historical research

2 Archaeological surveys

3 Environmental history of the Ballynahatty area

4 Cumulative interpretation landscape map

Part 2 The excavations 1990–2000

5 Ballynahatty 5 and 6: excavating the enclosures

6 The pottery

7 The lithic assemblage: chipped stone

8 Other artefacts from the excavation

9 Human remains from excavations at Ballynahatty

10 Dating and chronology

Part 3 What does it all mean?

11 Interpreting the excavation results in the wider context of prehistoric Ballynahatty

12 Digitally recreating Ballynahatty and simulating astronomical alignments in Irish timber circles

13 The Ballynahatty landscape – past, present and future

Bibliography

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781789259728

178925972X

OCLC:

1399168801