Environmental Archaeology in Ireland

by Murphy, Eileen M.; Whitehouse, Nicki J.

• ISBN13: 9781842172742
• ISBN10: 1842172743
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: David Brown Book Co

Summary

This edited volume of 16 papers provides an introduction to the techniques and methodologies, approaches and potential of environmental archaeology within Ireland. Each of the 16 invited contributions focuses on a particular aspect of environmental archaeology and include such specialist areas as radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology, palaeoentomology, human osteoarchaeology, palynology and geoarchaeology, thereby providing a comprehensive overview of environmental archaeology within an Irish context. The inclusion of pertinent case studies within each chapter will heighten awareness of the profusion of high standard environmental archaeological research that is currently being undertaken on Irish material. The book will provide a key text for students and practitioners of archaeology, archaeological science and palaeoecology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Dating
Radiocarbon Dating: A Practical Overview	p. 1
Dendrochronology and Lessons Learned from Irish Examples	p. 18
The Use of Tephra in Linking European Sequences of Terrestrial, Lacustrine, Marine and Ice Palaeoenvironmental Records	p. 37
Humans and Animals
Human Osteoarchaeology in Ireland	p. 48
Mammal Bone Studies from Prehistoric Irish Sites	p. 77
Exploitation of Birds and Fish in Historic Ireland: A Brief Review of the Evidence	p. 102
Molluscs and Middens: The Archaeology of 'Ireland's Early Savage Race'?	p. 119
The Study of Fossil Insect Remains in Environmental and Archaeological Investigations: An Irish Perspective	p. 136
Plants
Environmental Archaeology in Ireland: A Personal and Archaeobotanical Perspective	p. 164
Wood and Charcoal Research in Ireland	p. 179
The Study of Non-wood Plant Macro-remains: Investigating Past Societies and Landscapes	p. 194
Pollen Analysis and Archaeology in Ireland	p. 221
Approaches to Environmental Archaeology
Alluvial Geoarchaeology in Ireland	p. 241
Multi-proxy Approaches to Palaeohydrological Investigations of Raised Bogs in Ireland: A Case Study from Derryville, Co. Tipperary	p. 259
Exploring the Role of Environment in Wetland Archaeological Contexts in Ireland	p. 277
Legislation
Heritage Legislation and Environmental Archaeology in Ireland	p. 296
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