Neolithic houses in Ireland

Grogan, Eoin

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“…We do not see a sedentary lifestyle involving substantial architecture as a defining trait of the British Neolithic in any case (cf. Bradley 1987;Thomas 1996Thomas , 1999, although the increasingly impressive array of earlier Neolithic domestic architecture from Ireland argues for caution against sweeping statements, and for a greater appreciation of regional diversity (Cooney 1997(Cooney , 2000E. Eogan 1996;G.…”

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The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition on the west coast of Scotland

Richards

2002

Eur. j. archaeol.

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Models of the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in Britain in recent years have tended to downplay the role of changes in the subsistence economy, emphasizing a very gradual adoption of new domesticated resources. This view has been particularly pervasive for the west coast of Scotland, which in the context of Britain presents a relatively marginal environment for farming. In this article, we challenge this too-quickly emerging orthodoxy through the presentation and discussion of both new and previously published stable isotope data and AMS dates. The palaeodietary information, while limited, strongly suggests a very rapid and complete change in the subsistence economy coincident with the earliest manifestations of the Neolithic on the west coast of Scotland early in the fourth millennium cal. BC. Whatever explanation is invoked to account for the transition needs to engage with the isotopic data. The possibility of colonization at some level needs to be seriously reconsidered.

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The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition on the west coast of Scotland

Richards

2002

Eur. j. archaeol.

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“…While it is open to interpretation whether the Balbridie and Claish Farm structures were intentionally burned, it is very unlikely that they were representative of contemporary dwellings, and more probable that they had a function connected with the activities of a group larger than a household (Barclay, Brophy and McGregor 2002b: 24). In this respect, the very large timber halls of northern Britain can perhaps be fruitfully contrasted with the large number of much smaller rectangular houses that are being found in some parts of Ireland (Grogan 1996), and for which a rather stronger case can be made as dwellings. This again draws our attention to the considerable variability of residence, mobility and subsistence practices in Neolithic north-west Europe.…”

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Thoughts on the ‘Repacked’ Neolithic Revolution

Thomas

2003

Antiquity

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“…Across the Irish Sea there have been many recent discoveries of Neolithic structures in Ireland (cf Grogan 1996;Armit et al 2003). The nearest, both geographically and morphologically, are in Antrim.…”

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Excavation of a Possible Neolithic Structure, Lithic Finds and Later Ditch Features at Kingarth Quarry, Isle of Bute

Richardson¹

2006

Scottish Archaeological J

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Topsoil stripping in advance of an extension to sand and gravel quarrying operations at Kingarth, Isle of Bute, revealed a series of ditches, the remains of a small oval structure and discrete concentrations of worked stone artefacts. The site is situated on a raised beach deposit on the east-facing Kilchattan Bay. The ditches formed a discrete grouping on the higher, gravel deposits in the westernmost part of the site whilst the oval structure, defined by a shallow slot trench and enclosing an area measuring 7m by 3.5m, lay in the eastern part of the site on fine sand deposits. Despite the absence of reliable dating material, the ditch features are probably relatively modern features and correspond closely to field boundaries shown on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map (1863) whilst the oval structure is thought to be a habitation site of possible Neolithic date. Neolithic stone tool working debitage was recorded from a scatter 200m away. If correct, then the discoveries at Kingarth potentially add to the limited corpus of information on Neolithic settlement structures in the West of Scotland and Britain in general.

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Neolithic houses in Ireland

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The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition on the west coast of Scotland

The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition on the west coast of Scotland

Thoughts on the ‘Repacked’ Neolithic Revolution

Excavation of a Possible Neolithic Structure, Lithic Finds and Later Ditch Features at Kingarth Quarry, Isle of Bute

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