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Knowth 3 - Zooarchaeology Of Early Christian Ireland

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ISBN: 9781904890379
AuthorMcCormick, Finbar
Pub Date15/06/2007
BindingHardback
Pages285
CountryIRL
Dewey936.1822
SeriesExcavations at Knowth
Quick overview Presents the results of the analysis of the animal bone assemblage from excavations of the medieval settlement at Knowth, Co Meath. This title provides an opportunity to review the zooarchaeological evidence for Early Christian Ireland and to place the Knowth results in context.
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This volume presents the results of the analysis of the animal bone assemblage from recent excavations of the medieval settlement at Knowth, Co. Meath. The assemblage represents one of the largest excavated to date from this period, and the study therefore provided the opportunity to review the zooarchaeological evidence for Early Christian Ireland and to place the Knowth results in context. The principal conclusion drawn from the analysis is that the evidence from Knowth, along with that from other contemporary sites, shows that there was a major shift in the livestock economy of Ireland from the ninth century AD onwards.

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This volume presents the results of the analysis of the animal bone assemblage from recent excavations of the medieval settlement at Knowth, Co. Meath. The assemblage represents one of the largest excavated to date from this period, and the study therefore provided the opportunity to review the zooarchaeological evidence for Early Christian Ireland and to place the Knowth results in context. The principal conclusion drawn from the analysis is that the evidence from Knowth, along with that from other contemporary sites, shows that there was a major shift in the livestock economy of Ireland from the ninth century AD onwards.