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Book Synopsis Ireland's Pre-Celtic Archaeological and Anthropological Features by : Tok Freeland Thompson
Download or read book Ireland's Pre-Celtic Archaeological and Anthropological Features written by Tok Freeland Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Celtic heritage of Ireland has been an important element in maintaining cultural and political independence from England for at least the past century, but Thompson (Irish-Scottish studies, Trinity College, Dublin) kept findings discrepancies between the national legend of Celtic origins and local and regional traditions. He begins by setting out how Celtic Ireland was constructed as an ethno-national mythology. Then he looks at some evidence for people on the island before the Celts came, from the fields of history, archaeology, genetics, linguistics, folklore, and unofficial discourse. A case study involves Tory Island. He ends by suggesting how to integrate Celtic and pre-Celtic Ireland in a new image. Annotation :2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Book Synopsis Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times by : Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister
Download or read book Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times written by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ancient Ireland by : Laurence Flanagan
Download or read book Ancient Ireland written by Laurence Flanagan and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 1998-10-29 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Celts first arrived in Ireland around 200 B.C., the island had already been inhabited for over 7000 years. Drawing on a wealth of archaeological evidence and the author's own mastery of the subject, Ancient Ireland returns to those pre-Celtic roots in a bid to discover the secrets of the island's first inhabitants: Who were they? And how did they live? Few accounts of the period are as exhaustively researched; fewer still are as alive with historical insight and compelling detail. At once accessible and comprehensive, Ancient Ireland is an indispensable guide to early Irish civilisation, its culture and mythology.
Book Synopsis Ancient Ireland by : R.A.S. Macalister
Download or read book Ancient Ireland written by R.A.S. Macalister and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological evidence here is used to help build up a picture of the lives led by the people of which it is a record. The contents include a description of primitive settlements, leading up to an account of the art, trade and civilization generally of early ages prior to the Celtic invasion and up to the end of Medieval times. Two chapters take narratives from the time and analyse them against physical evidence and consider what they tell us alongside that information. Many often overlooked facts are brought to the fore and special attention is paid to the overwhelming influence of climate in shaping human destiny. Originally published in 1935, this book is as enlightening today.
Book Synopsis In Search of Ancient Ireland by : Carmel McCaffrey
Download or read book In Search of Ancient Ireland written by Carmel McCaffrey and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 2003-06-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland into a Celtic nation; St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland and converting its people to Christianity—is myth and legend with little basis in reality. The truth is more interesting. The Irish, as the authors show, are not even Celtic in an archaeological sense. And there were plenty of bishops in Ireland before a British missionary called Patrick arrived. But In Search of Ancient Ireland is not simply the story of events from long ago. Across Ireland today are festivals, places, and folk customs that provide a tangible link to events thousands of years past. The authors visit and describe many of these places and festivals, talking to a wide variety of historians, scholars, poets, and storytellers in the very settings where history happened. Thus the book is also a journey on the ground to uncover ten thousand years of Irish identity. In Search of Ancient Ireland is the official companion to the three-part PBS documentary series. With 14 black-and-white photos, 6 b&w illustrations, and 1 map.
Book Synopsis Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times by : R. A. S. MacAlister
Download or read book Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times written by R. A. S. MacAlister and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last few years have seen a great change in the study of prehistoric times. Up till then writers were mainly engaged in recording discoveries, studying remains typologically, evolving comparative chronologies, and to a less extent noting the distribution of various types of culture. Of late there has been a tendency to reconstruct from this material a coherent history of these early days, and the word ' prehistoric' is becoming an awkward term, for authors are now engaged in writing the history of prehistoric times.No one has done more to reconstruct such history than Professor Macalister, and his wide knowledge and the breadth of his sympathies, no less than the very readable style of his works, pre-eminently fits hira for such tasks. His latest volume is upon Ireland, and here he is fortunate in his subject-matter, for it would be difficult to find another area of equal size in which there exists such a wealth of material of all kinds dealing with prehistoric times, especially those following the dawn of the Metal Age.The reason for this abundance of metal objects of an early date has been made clear to us by the researches of the late Dr. Coffey, and we know now that in the Bronze Age, and perhaps later, Ireland was Europe's Eldorado, for the gold of the Wicklow Hills was sought for by prospectors from many different lands, while golden ornaments of Irish manufacture were exported widely, and may even have reached beyond the confines of this continent.But the wealth of Ireland consists not only in its great store of objects of gold and bronze, for rude stone structures known as megalithic monuments are very numerous throughout the country, and some of these, like New Grange, are of exceptional interest. Whether or no these monuments were erected by the gold seekers, as has been suggested, may be an open question; the monuments themselves add greatly to our knowledge of the island in early times. Again there is the immense wealth of Irish legend, and the information to be gathered from the study of place-names.All this varied material has been utilized by Professor Macalister, and he has produced a pleasantly written account of the history of the island from the earliest days in which it was inhabited to the dawn of the Iron Age. Though he is probably justified in his opinion by the evidence, or the lack of it, that there was no Palaeolithic Age in Ireland, this dictum is likely to be criticized in some quarters. On early Neolithic remains his views are not quite clear; he seems to derive the Larne culture from Scotland, yet states that the Oronsay culture was Azilian, while that of Larne was Campignian.
Book Synopsis Ancient Ireland by : Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister
Download or read book Ancient Ireland written by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Dolmens of Ireland, their Distribution, Structural Characteristics, and Affinities in Other Countries; together with the Folk-Lore attaching to them, Supplemented by Considerations on the Anthropology, Ethnology, and Traditions of the Irish People by : William Copeland Borlase
Download or read book The Dolmens of Ireland, their Distribution, Structural Characteristics, and Affinities in Other Countries; together with the Folk-Lore attaching to them, Supplemented by Considerations on the Anthropology, Ethnology, and Traditions of the Irish People written by William Copeland Borlase and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times by : Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister
Download or read book Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times written by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Quest for the Irish Celt by : Mairéad Carew
Download or read book The Quest for the Irish Celt written by Mairéad Carew and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quest for the Irish Celt is the fascinating story of Harvard University’s five-year archaeological research programme in Ireland during the 1930s to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people. The programme involved country-wide excavations and the examination of prehistoric skulls by physical anthropologists, and was complemented by the physical examinations of thousands of Irish people from across the country; measuring skulls, nose-shape and grade of hair colour. The Harvard scientists’ mission was to determine who the Celts were, what was their racial type, and what element in the present-day population represented the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of the island. Though the Harvard Mission was hugely influential, there were theories of eugenics involved that would shock the modern reader. The main adviser for the archaeology was Adolf Mahr, Nazi and Director of the National Museum (1934–39). The overall project was managed by Earnest A. Hooton, famed Harvard anthropologist, whose theories regarding biological heritage would now be readily condemned for their racism. Mairéad Carew explores this extraordinary archaeological mission, examining its historic importance for Ireland and Irish-America, its landmark findings, and the unseemly activities that lay just beneath the surface.
Book Synopsis Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times by : Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister
Download or read book Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times written by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Quest for the Irish Celt by : Mairéad Carew
Download or read book The Quest for the Irish Celt written by Mairéad Carew and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quest for the Irish Celt is the fascinating story of Harvard University's five-year archaeological research program in Ireland during the 1930s to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people. The program involved country-wide excavations and the examination of prehistoric skulls by physical anthropologists, and was complemented by the physical examinations of thousands of Irish people from across the country; measuring skulls, nose-shape and grade of hair colour. The Harvard scientists' mission was to determine who the Celts were, what was their racial type, and what element in the present-day population represented the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of the island. Though the Harvard Mission was hugely influential, there were theories of eugenics involved that would shock the modern reader. The main adviser for the archaeology was Adolf Mahr, Nazi and Director of the National Museum (1934-39). The overall project was managed by Earnest A. Hooton, famed Harvard anthropologist, whose theories regarding biological heritage would now be readily condemned for their racism. Mairead Carew explores this extraordinary archaeological mission, examining its historic importance for Ireland and Irish-America, its landmark findings, and the unseemly activities that lay just beneath the surface. [Subject: Irish Studies, History, Irish-American History, Archaeology]
Book Synopsis The Irish Stone Age by : Hallam L. Movius
Download or read book The Irish Stone Age written by Hallam L. Movius and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1942, this book was based upon archaeological fieldwork carried out by the Harvard Archaeological Expedition to Ireland from 1932 to 1936. The aim of the Expedition 'was to embody in the field three of the techniques of modern anthropology - physical anthropology, social anthropology and archaeology - directed towards research on the same problem: the origin and development of the races and cultures of Ireland.' Numerous illustrative figures and reference lists are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the prehistory of Ireland, archaeology and anthropology.
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Book Synopsis Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times by : R. a. S. Macalister
Download or read book Ireland in Pre-Celtic Times written by R. a. S. Macalister and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last few years have seen a great change in the study of prehistoric times. Up till then writers were mainly engaged in recording discoveries, studying remains typologically, evolving comparative chronologies, and to a less extent noting the distribution of various types of culture. Of late there has been a tendency to reconstruct from this material a coherent history of these early days, and the word 'prehistoric' is becoming an awkward term, for authors are now engaged in writing the history of prehistoric times. No one has done more to reconstruct such history than Professor Macalister, and his wide knowledge and the breadth of his sympathies, no less than the very readable style of his works, pre-eminently fits hire for such tasks. His latest volume is upon Ireland, and here he is fortunate in his subject-matter, for it would be difficult to find another area of equal size in which there exists such a wealth of material of all kinds dealing with prehistoric times, especially those following the dawn of the Metal Age. The reason for this abundance of metal objects of an early date has been made clear to us by the researches of the late Dr. Coffey, and we know now that in the Bronze Age, and perhaps later, Ireland was Europe's Eldorado, for the gold of the Wicklow Hills was sought for by prospectors from many different lands, while golden ornaments of Irish manufacture were exported widely, and may even have reached beyond the confines of this continent. But the wealth of Ireland consists not only in its great store of objects of gold and bronze, for rude stone structures known as megalithic monuments are very numerous throughout the country, and some of these, like New Grange, are of exceptional interest. Whether or no these monuments were erected by the gold seekers, as has been suggested, may be an open question; the monuments themselves add greatly to our knowledge of the island in early times. Again there is the immense wealth of Irish legend, and the information to be gathered from the study of place-names. All this varied material has been utilized by Professor Macalister, and he has produced a pleasantly written account of the history of the island from the earliest days in which it was inhabited to the dawn of the Iron Age. Though he is probably justified in his opinion by the evidence, or the lack of it, that there was no Palaeolithic Age in Ireland, this dictum is likely to be criticized in some quarters. On early Neolithic remains his views are not quite clear; he seems to derive the Larne culture from Scotland, yet states that the Oronsay culture was Azilian, while that of Larne was Campignian. The Bronze Age scarcely receives as much attention as the importance of the subject demands, and one would gladly have had more information as to the resemblances to be noted between Irish examples of metal work and those discovered elsewhere. The gold trade is touched upon very lightly, and its possible connexion with the spread of megalithic culture is ignored. Professor Macalister is convinced that Celtic speech did not reach Ireland until the Iron Age, and that before 300 B.C. the island was non-Celtic. Still, in spite some small criticisms, the book is both valuable and readable, and we have but one further complaint to make, which the author has anticipated. When the reader comes across such words as Latharna, Droichead Atha, Boinn, and Teamhair, he is somewhat puzzled until, on referring to the index, he discovers that they are his old friends Larne, Drogheda, Boyne, and Tara. -"The Antiquaries Journal," Vol. 2 [1922]
Book Synopsis Archaeology and Celtic Myth by : John Waddell
Download or read book Archaeology and Celtic Myth written by John Waddell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, author John Waddell contends that elements of pre-Christian Celtic myth preserved in medieval Irish literature shed light on older traditions and beliefs not just in Ireland but elsewhere in Europe as well. Waddell mainly focuses on aspects of the mythology associated with four well-known Irish archaeological landscapes: Newgrange and the Boyne Valley, the royal sites of Rathcroghan in County Roscommon, Navan in County Armagh, and Tara in County Meath. Their mythological associations permit the pursuit of the archaeological implications of several mythic themes, namely sacral kingship, a sovereignty goddess, solar cosmology, and the perception of an Otherworld. *** "This is quite a worthwhile study... Recommended." - Choice, Vol. 52, No. 3, November 2014
Book Synopsis The Origins of Ireland’s Holy Wells by : Celeste Ray
Download or read book The Origins of Ireland’s Holy Wells written by Celeste Ray and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-01-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-assesses archaeological research into holy well sites in Ireland and the evidence for votive deposition at watery sites throughout northwest European prehistory.
Book Synopsis A New History of Ireland, Volume I by : Dáibhí Ó Cróinín
Download or read book A New History of Ireland, Volume I written by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day. Volume I begins by looking at geography and the physical environment. Chapters follow that examine pre-3000, neolithic, bronze-age and iron-age Ireland and Ireland up to 800. Society, laws, church and politics are all analysed separately as are architecture, literature, manuscripts, language, coins and music. The volume is brought up to 1166 with chapters, amongst others, on the Vikings, Ireland and its neighbours, and opposition to the High-Kings. A final chapter moves further on in time, examining Latin learning and literature in Ireland to 1500.
