O'Sullivan, M. (1996). Knockroe and the Neolithic settlement of Munster. Grp Stud Ir Hist Settl Newsl 6. Vol 6, pp. 1-5.
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Knockroe and the Neolithic settlement of Munster | ||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Grp Stud Ir Hist Settl Newsl 6 | ||||||||
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Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement Newsletter | ||||||||
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6 | ||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
1 - 5 | ||||||||
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Places the recently excavated passage tomb at Knockroe, Co Kilkenny (see also 95/1058, 96/301 & 97/414), in the context of the growing knowledge being gained about the Neolithic period in southern Ireland (especially Munster) which, in traditional archaeological interpretation, had arrived very late. Megalithic tombs (traditional archaeological indicators of Neolithic settlement) seem to have been comparatively rare in southern Ireland because of a regional preference for single rather than multiple burial. Only since the 1980s, with the chance discovery of domestic sites and single burials and the application of radiocarbon-dating has evidence for a Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic presence in Munster been realised, indicating the considerable scope for further research in this province. Also argues that the Knockroe tomb shares many similarities with passage tombs along the River Boyne (Co Meath), at Baltinglass (Co Wicklow) and in Brittany (France) to which it was connected by a network riverine and coastal communication. | ||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1996 | ||||||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
