Plunkett, G., Carroll, F., Hartwell, B., Whitehouse, N. J. and Reimer, P. J. (2008). Vegetation history at the multi-period prehistoric complex at Ballynahatty, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. J Archaeol Sci 35 (1). Vol 35(1), pp. 81-90.
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Vegetation history at the multi-period prehistoric complex at Ballynahatty, Co. Down, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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J Archaeol Sci 35 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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35 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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81 - 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Through a palynological study of a small fen peatland located within the catchment of a multi-period prehistoric complex at Ballynahatty, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, the authors reconstruct the vegetation history of the area during the early prehistoric period. The pollen record reveals tentative evidence for Mesolithic activity in the area at 6410--6220 cal BC, with woodland disturbance identified during the Mesolithic--Neolithic transitional period c. 4430--3890 cal BC. A more significant impact on the landscape is observed in the Early Neolithic from 3950 to 3700 cal BC, with an opening up of the forest and the establishment of a mixed agricultural economy. This activity precedes and continues to be evident through the Mid-Neolithic during which megalithic tombs and related burial sites were constructed at Ballynahatty. Due to chronological uncertainties and a possible hiatus in peat accumulation in the fen, the contemporary environment of the Ballynahatty timber circle complex (constructed and used c. 3080--2490 cal BC) and henge (dating to the third millennium cal BC) cannot certainly be established. Nevertheless, the pollen record suggests that the landscape remained open through to the Bronze Age, implying a long continuity of human activity in the area. It is argued that these findings support the idea that the Ballynahatty prehistoric complex was the product of a gradual and repeated restructuring of the ritual and ceremonial landscape whose significance continued to be recognised throughout the early prehistoric period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 Jul 2008 |
