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The Bronze Age in Ireland
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This book deals with the Bronze Age principally from the point of View of the implements and weapons in use in Ireland during that period. It is unnecessary to state that the materials for writing anything like a full account of the civilization or political organization during the Bronze Age do not exist; and even the ethnological affinities of the dominant race that inhabited Ireland during this period are doubtful. All that can be said is that there was apparently no gap between the end of the Neolithic Period and the transitional Copper to Bronze Period. Stone weapons continued in use side by side with those of copper and bronze; and the form of the former was sometimes actually influenced by those of the latter.
There has been so little scientific excavation in Ireland that the question as to the early burial-customs is surrounded with difficulty; such evidence as there is points to cremation having been practised early, as was also the case in Great Britain. Instances show that the two rites of inhumation and cremation were practised side by side.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This book deals with the Bronze Age principally from the point of View of the implements and weapons in use in Ireland during that period. It is unnecessary to state that the materials for writing anything like a full account of the civilization or political organization during the Bronze Age do not exist; and even the ethnological affinities of the dominant race that inhabited Ireland during this period are doubtful. All that can be said is that there was apparently no gap between the end of the Neolithic Period and the transitional Copper to Bronze Period. Stone weapons continued in use side by side with those of copper and bronze; and the form of the former was sometimes actually influenced by those of the latter.
There has been so little scientific excavation in Ireland that the question as to the early burial-customs is surrounded with difficulty; such evidence as there is points to cremation having been practised early, as was also the case in Great Britain. Instances show that the two rites of inhumation and cremation were practised side by side.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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146 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2009
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November 6, 2017
Informative, but the kindle version doesn't have any images so it makes it hard to follow certain details if you're not already familiar with the items and terminology.
July 23, 2018
Well done for it's time. It was written just over a hundred years ago (1913), so one needs to take into account the level of archeology at the time. I enjoyed it.
February 18, 2020
Although written in 1913 I found this little volume both incredibly interesting and informative.
December 4, 2011
The title of the book might be misleading, as what it is presented in this work is a comprehensive record and description of the bronze age implements studied by Coffey and the Royal Irish Academy. It is purely a book about archeology. You might think this book relates a full account on how Ireland was and what its inhabitants did in that period; but that's not the case.
Having said that; this work is very accessible and easy to read. Its chapters are divided by the different set of tools or weapons that the RIA knew of in the early 20th Century (when this book was firstly published). And each of those are profusely illustrated with pictures and drawings. Namely celts, halberds, spear-heads, swords, shields, rings and other implements.
Bear in mind this book was written back in 1913 (if I'm right), so the information provided as the origin or usage of the tools might not be up-to-date.
Highly recommended to anyone having an interest in archeology.
Having said that; this work is very accessible and easy to read. Its chapters are divided by the different set of tools or weapons that the RIA knew of in the early 20th Century (when this book was firstly published). And each of those are profusely illustrated with pictures and drawings. Namely celts, halberds, spear-heads, swords, shields, rings and other implements.
Bear in mind this book was written back in 1913 (if I'm right), so the information provided as the origin or usage of the tools might not be up-to-date.
Highly recommended to anyone having an interest in archeology.
April 6, 2018
From Echo Library which is re-publishing some books which are out of copyright, this is an interesting view of the Bronze age finds of Ireland and what they can tell us about Bronze Age Ireland and it's interactions with other civilisations of the time. This book is short, clearly a labour of love and first published in 1912, so some of the concepts are alien.
Despite that this is an interesting read of some of the artifacts found in Ireland up to the early part of the 20th Century and includes some analysis and conjecture about what it means. Not the sort of book you'd just pick up with no interest in the era or the country but I'm trying to expand my knowledge of my mother's birthplace and so this ticked both boxes for me.
Despite that this is an interesting read of some of the artifacts found in Ireland up to the early part of the 20th Century and includes some analysis and conjecture about what it means. Not the sort of book you'd just pick up with no interest in the era or the country but I'm trying to expand my knowledge of my mother's birthplace and so this ticked both boxes for me.
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