The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland

On present evidence the human settlement of Ireland commenced some ten thousand years ago. The prehistoric story, as a result, covers over eight and a half thousand years. This book provides a chronological account of this long timespan, and, through numerous illustrations, charts the development of the first hunting and foraging communities, the achievements of the earliest agriculturalists with their remarkable megalithic tombs and the technological advances of the later bronze- and iron-using societies. Professor John Waddelll is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and his other works include 'The Bronze Age Burial of Ireland', 'The Funerary Bowls and Vases of the Irish Bronze Age' and 'Foundation Myths'.