Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland / Edition 1

by Gabriel Cooney

Overview

Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland is the first volume to be devoted solely to the Irish Neolithic, using an innovative landscape and anthropological perspective to provide significant new insights on the period.
Gabriel Cooney argues that the archaeological evidence demonstrates a much more complex picture than the current orthodoxy on Neolithic Europe, with its assumption of mobile lifestyles, suggests. He integrates the study of landscape, settlement, agriculture, material culture and burial practice to offer a rounded, realistic picture of the complexities and the realities of Neolithic lives and societies in Ireland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415169769
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/21/1999
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gabriel Cooney

Table of Contents

List of figures and plates, Acknowledgements, 1. Looking at the Irish Neolithic – a landscape perspective, 2. Irish Neolithic landscapes, 3. Home is where the hearth is, 4. The dead are everywhere, 5. Monumental landscapes, 6. Living in a material world, 7. Local places, big issues, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

'An important statement for Irish archaeology in general. I cannot express my support for this book enough ... this book should have a prominent place on the bookshelves of all men and women interested in Irish History, both professionally and avocationally.' - Irish Studies Review

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