Meitheal : the archaeology of lives, labours and beliefs at Raystown, Co. Meath
Seaver, Matthew
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Aimsigh é!
The archaeological site at Raystown was lost for 1,000 years, until it was rediscovered by geophysical survey as part of archaeological investigations along the route of the M2 Finglas–Ashbourne road project. Archaeological excavations carried out over a year revealed that Raystown began as a cemetery in the fifth century AD and evolved over the next 200 years into a large farming settlement surrounding the cemetery. In the eighth century the site developed further into a milling centre and continued in use for another 400 years. Most of the known early medieval mill sites in Ireland featured a single mill or sometimes two. At Raystown there were eight mills.The book also describes the large number of artefacts recovered, included dress accessories, domestic equipment, and the tools and by-products of craftworking. Some finds testify to personal moments: a ringed pin from a cloak accidentally dropped into the swirling waters under a mill, or a glass bead carefully placed around the neck of a child being laid to rest. Other finds included imported luxury goods indicating that Raystown was connected to a trade network with Anglo-Saxon England and the European mainland in the fifth to mid sixth centuries AD.
Príomhtheideal:
Meitheal : the archaeology of lives, labours and beliefs at Raystown, Co. Meath / Matthew Seaver ; with contributions by Edward Bourke, Ian W. Doyle, Linda Fibiger...[et al]
Údar:
Inphrionta:
Dublin : Transport Infrastructure Ireland, 2016.
Leathanaigh in ord:
208 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), charts, maps, plans ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM.
Teideal sraithe:
TII heritage ; 4.
Nótaí:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780993231544 (pbk)0993231543 (pbk)
Rangúchán Dewey:
941.822
I dteanga:
English
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BRN:
235509