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J Wetland Archaeol 3
Title
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Title:
J Wetland Archaeol 3
Series
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Series:
Journal of Wetland Archaeology
Volume
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Volume:
3
Publication Type
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Publication Type:
Journal
Author
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Author:
Robert Van de Noort
Editor
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Editor:
Anthony G Brown
Bryony J Coles (neé Orme)
Stephen J Rippon
Publisher
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Publisher:
Oxbow Books
Year of Publication
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Year of Publication:
2003
ISBN
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ISBN:
1-84217-134-8
Note
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Note:
Editorial Expansion: papers presented at TAG 2001 in Dublin
Source
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Source:
BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
Created Date
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Created Date:
05 May 2005
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Divisions of floodplain space and sites on riverine `islands': functional, ritual, social, or liminal spaces?
Anthony G Brown
3 - 15
The paper considers the role of riverine islands and islets, which studies of floodplain evolution have shown were far more common in the past. The author argues that the location of a site on a riverine (or lake) island can never be coincidental, due to its functional disadvantages, and can rarely be explained by access to resources; instead such a location must have meaning in ritual and societal terms and have been conceived as being qualitatively different from the rest of the landscape.
Legend and wetland landscape in Ireland
Annaba Kilfeather
37 - 50
The article considers the large body of archaeological monuments and artefacts in Ireland associated with water and wetlands, which is mirrored by a large corpus of legends and lore in the folk tradition dealing with supernatural creatures which inhabit wetlands, lakes and rivers. Some of these are part of a wider European tradition of legends and folktales. A tendency in Irish tradition to treat wetlands as dangerous places might have stemmed not only from an attempt to warn people away from unfamiliar landscapes, but also to warn against interfering with otherworldly or supernatural places.
Landscape, marginality and the practice of wetland archaeology in Ireland
John J Ó Néill
51 - 59
The article argues that `wetland' archaeology, as practiced in Ireland, cannot be divorced from its wider context, either in terms of the personnel who undertake the work, or in terms of the prevalence of wetlands within the Irish landscape. The historical associations of wetlands and the context in which they are now researched, taught and published is considered. The author argues that in Ireland, critiquing `wetland archaeology' in isolation is unwise, since few, if any, archaeological landscapes lack a wet component.
Archaeological survey of Irish bogs: information without understanding?
Michael Stanley
61 - 74
The article notes that research into the archaeology of Irish peatlands has increased considerably in recent years, involving the identification of thousands of new sites and the accumulation of much new data. The author argues that the bulk of these sites have received only cursory examination and relatively few have been the subject of any individual, detailed investigation. In the context of a rapidly disappearing cultural resource and limited means, the paper aims to review the degree to which theoretical approaches have been applied in comprehending the high occurrence of human activity in Irish peatland landscapes.
Using narrative to contextualise micromorphological data from Neolithic wetland houses
Gillian Wallace
75 - 92
The article uses narrative to introduce micromorphological data from Neolithic wetland settlements, using data from Germany and Switzerland. Data description is separate from both the narrative and discussion, thus allowing the reader to create their own discourse regarding the interpretations. The data on Neolithic houses lend themselves to inferences on dwelling in wetland landscapes. people dwell in both their natural and built environment, which are separated neither physically nor theoretically using this narrative approach.