Bibliograph

Ireland's first settlers, time and the Mesolithic, Peter Woodman

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Ireland's first settlers, time and the Mesolithic, Peter Woodman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ireland's first settlers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Peter Woodman

Sub title

time and the Mesolithic

Summary

Ireland's First Settlers tells the story of the archaeology and history of the first continuous phase of Ireland's human settlement. It combines centuries of search and speculation about human antiquity in Ireland with a review of what is known today about the Irish Mesolithic. This is, in part, provided in the context of the author's 50 years of personal experience searching to make sense of what initially appeared to be little more than a collection of beach rolled and battered flint tools. The story is embedded in how the island of Ireland, its position, distinct landscape and ecology impacted on when and how Ireland was colonized. It also explores how these first settlers evolved their technologies and lifeways to suit the narrow range of abundant resources that were available. The volume concludes with discussions on how the landscape should be searched for the often ephemeral traces of these early settlers and how sites should be excavated. It asks what we really know about the thoughts and life of the people themselves and what happened to them as farming began to be introduced

Target audience

adult

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