- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (6 April 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0521336872
- ISBN-13: 978-0521336871
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.7 x 0.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,058,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'It is a fluently written and comprehensive account of the development of Irish culture and society until the last centuries BC that will gladden students and general readers alike.' British Archaeological News
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Engagingly written and packed with illustrations, Early Ireland offers an authoritative introduction 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 growth of a Celtic art style of unrivalled power and individuality. Many of the developments in research and excavation detailed in the book were carried out or initiated by the author himself. In Early Ireland he encapsulates in inimitable style the fruits of more than three decades spent imparting his love and knowledge of Ireland, its people and its antiquities.
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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
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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
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
an excellent resource...thoroughly enjoyable
5 Sep 1998
Format: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
Good overview.
2 Jun 1999
Format: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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