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Irish prehistory : an introduction / Anna Brindley.
- Title
- Irish prehistory : an introduction / Anna Brindley.
- Author
- Brindley, Anna L.
- Publication
- Dublin: Country House, in association with The National Museum of Ireland, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DA931 .B755 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- National Museum of Ireland
- Description
- 47 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Summary
- Concise and vivid introduction to the Stone and Bronze Ages of Ireland. The text is lavishly illustrated with an array of ornaments, jewellery, pottery, tools, weapons, and other artefacts, of gold, leather, wood, stone, copper and bronze, from the prehistoric collection of the National Museum of Ireland.
- Subject
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age -- The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age -- The Neolithic or New Stone Age. Neolithic settlements ; Tools and weapons ; Burial practices ; Religion and symbolism ; Transport and communications -- The Early Bronze Age. Metallurgy and Beaker pottery ; Cooking methods ; Burial customs ; Ritual, symbolism and ornaments ; Developments in early metallurgy -- The Later Bronze Age. Weapons ; Ornaments, insignia, prestige and wealth ; Hoards and votive offerings ; Cauldrons ; Music ; Settlements ; Burial practices.
- ISBN
- 0946172382
- LCCN
- gb^95092345^
- OCLC
- 32137005
- SCSB-10967981
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library