Lynn, C. (1993). Navan Fort -- home of gods and goddesses?. Archaeol Ir 7 (1). Vol 7(1), pp. 17-21.

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Title:		 Navan Fort -- home of gods and goddesses?
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Issue:		 Archaeol Ir 7 (1)
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Series:		 Archaeology Ireland
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Volume:		 7 (1)
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Page Start/End:		 17 - 21
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Abstract:		 Considers the possible mythological and ritual associations of the IA mound at Navan Fort, Co Armagh, by reference to Irish mythology (the site is associated with the goddess Macha) and Julius Caesar's account of the Gauls. In particular, comparison is made between the ritual burning of the mound (originally a timber building filled with a cairn of stones) with Caesar's contemporary record of the incineration of huge wicker figures containing human sacrificial victims. The three-phase construction of the mound at Navan Fort may have intentionally reflected the three attributes of Macha (sovereign, warrior, and fertiliser) which, in turn reflect the three social classes of the time -- druid, warrior, and farmer. The wooden building may have equated to the druids, the cairn to the warriors, and the earthen mound to the farmers. Concludes that the monument at Navan Fort may represent the ritual construction of an otherworld hostel for warriors, an association that may have given rise to the notion of magical armies inhabiting hills and mounds in later folklore.
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Author:		 Christopher Lynn
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Other Person/Org:		 Greg T G F Fewer (Abstract author)
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Year of Publication:		 1993
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Timber Building (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 20 Jan 2002