The Environmental Siting of Neolithic and Bronze Age Monuments in the Bricklieve and Moytirra Uplands, County Sligo

The Environmental Siting of Neolithic and Bronze Age Monuments in the Bricklieve and Moytirra Uplands, County Sligo

This paper argues that analysis of the siting of Neolithic tombs and Bronze Age cairns and barrows in southern Sligo indicates settlement emphasis upon different areas of the landscape at different periods.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Irish archaeology 1996-01, Vol.7, p.1-11
1. Verfasser: Mount, Charles
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bogs
Chamber tombs
Dolmen
Drumlins
Forest soils
Passage graves
Pastures
Peat
Soils
Tombs
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Zusammenfassung:This paper argues that analysis of the siting of Neolithic tombs and Bronze Age cairns and barrows in southern Sligo indicates settlement emphasis upon different areas of the landscape at different periods.
ISSN:0268-537X