Irish Passage Graves. Neolithic Tomb-builders in Ireland and Britain 2,500 BC. ByMichael Herity. Irish University Press, Dublin, 1974. 318pages, 150 figures. Price £6.00.

Lynch, Frances M. B.

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“…The earliest date from Baltinglass also pre-dates the robust new chronology for the use of the portal tomb at Poulnabrone, Co. Clare (Lynch 2014; Schulting 2014b). This site currently constitutes the only incontrovertible evidence for a directly radiocarbon-dated Neolithic presence in Ireland prior to 3750 cal bc , if one sets aside: the early domestic cattle bones from the Mesolithic site at Ferriter’s Cove, Co. Kerry (Woodman et al .…”

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Radiocarbon Dating of a Multi-phase Passage Tomb on Baltinglass Hill, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

McClatchie

Sheridan²,

McLaughlin

et al. 2017

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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Baltinglass is a multi-chamber Neolithic passage tomb in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, excavated in the 1930s. This paper presents the results of a radiocarbon dating programme on charred wheat grains and hazelnut shell found underlying the cairn, and on cremated human bone found within and near two of the monument’s five chambers. The results are surprising, in that three of the six determinations on calcined bone pre-date by one or two centuries the charred cereals and hazelnut shells sealed under the cairn, dating to c. 3600–3400 calbc. Of the remaining three bone results, one is coeval with the charred plant remains, while the final two can be placed in the period 3300/3200–2900 calbc, that is more traditionally associated with developed passage tombs. A suggested sequence of construction is presented beginning with a simple tomb lacking a cairn, followed by a burning event – perhaps a ritual preparation of the ground – involving the deposition of cereal grains and other materials, very rapidly and intentionally sealed under a layer of clay, in turn followed by at least two phases involving the construction of more substantial chambers and associated cairns. What was already a complex funerary monument has proven to be even more complex, with a history spanning at least six centuries.

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Radiocarbon Dating of a Multi-phase Passage Tomb on Baltinglass Hill, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

McClatchie

Sheridan²,

McLaughlin

et al. 2017

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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“…Firstly to pull the earlier excavation archives together for publication (Jones and Quinnell forthcoming), and secondly to obtain a series of radiocarbon determinations from the surviving deposits of cremated bone. Multiple radiocarbon dating of burials in Neolithic chambered tombs and Bronze Age barrows, particularly when used in conjunction with Bayesian modelling, has been used to great effect elsewhere (Bayliss and Whittle 2007;Garrow et al 2014;Lynch 2014;Aranda Jiménez et al 2020;2021). This is especially the case where bones placed in chambers have become mixed either at the time of deposition or disturbed by later activities.…”

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“…Multiple radiocarbon dating of burials in Neolithic chambered tombs and Bronze Age barrows, particularly when used in conjunction with Bayesian modelling, has been used to great effect elsewhere (Bayliss and Whittle 2007; Garrow et al . 2014; Lynch 2014; Aranda Jiménez et al . 2020; 2021).…”

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Tregiffian: The Chronology of an Entrance Grave

Jones¹,

Quinnell²

2023

Oxford J Archaeology

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The Tregiffian project involved the analysis and dating of the archive from unpublished excavations in the 1960s and 1970s at an entrance grave in Penwith, Cornwall. A major aim of the project was to establish a robust chronological basis for the use of the entrance grave for burial: 10 samples of cremated human bone were submitted for radiocarbon dating and Bayesian modelling undertaken. The modelling indicates that the use of the chamber for burial between began in 1780-1510 BC and ended in 1595-1425 BC. The results are hugely significant as they provide the first modelled dating from a Penwith entrance grave. This paper discusses the results from the radiocarbon dating project and reconsiders entrance graves in the wider context of the Early Bronze Age megalithic tombs which are found around the Irish Sea. FIGURE 1 Map showing the location of Tregiffian and entrance graves in Penwith.

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“…There are similar motifs on the capstones of portal tombs. New research suggests that these monuments were among the first to be built (Lynch 2014). Their overall distribution coincides with that of surfaces with the same motif (Jones & Kirkham 2013), and Cummings and Richards (2021) suggest that pieces with a special significance were introduced when megaliths were constructed.…”

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Long Distance Connections Within Britain and Ireland: the Evidence of Insular Rock Art

BRADLEY

2023

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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Discussions of contacts between Britain and Ireland usually focus on monuments and on portable artefacts such as Grooved Ware, Beakers, and metalwork. New research on insular rock art suggests that it originated in the Middle to Late Neolithic period and continued to be used and re-used into the Early Bronze Age. This paper considers its relationship with decorated passage graves and other structures. It argues that the distribution of rock art sheds further light on connections between these islands. Estuaries, bays, and landing places were important, but the siting of pecked motifs indicates other links along three overland routes between the North Sea and the Irish Sea. Certain practices were shared between megalithic tombs and recently excavated rock carvings. It is possible that they expressed similar beliefs at a time when long distance travel was important.

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Irish Passage Graves. Neolithic Tomb-builders in Ireland and Britain 2,500 BC. ByMichael Herity. Irish University Press, Dublin, 1974. 318pages, 150 figures. Price £6.00.

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Radiocarbon Dating of a Multi-phase Passage Tomb on Baltinglass Hill, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Radiocarbon Dating of a Multi-phase Passage Tomb on Baltinglass Hill, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Tregiffian: The Chronology of an Entrance Grave

Long Distance Connections Within Britain and Ireland: the Evidence of Insular Rock Art

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