Search results for 'ireland'

ISBN: 9780861591855
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 185
Written by the leading authority on the subject, the catalogue focuses on the entire non-numismatic contents of the Cuerdale hoard (discovered in 1840), together with all the other hoards and single-finds of gold and silver artefacts (ornaments... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199273638
Published by : Oxford University Press
`The vast majority of castles in England, Wales, Ireland, and France have virtually no `military history' of sieges or physical conflict across the whole panorama of more than five centuries'. This is quite a sobering thought. But surely castles w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780752425092
Published by : Tempus Publishing Ltd
Ireland is an island set in the north Atlantic, surrounded by seas that link it to a wider world. From earliest times, its peoples have lived besides its shorelines, bays and estuaries, navigating maritime seaways and gathering diverse resource... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781869857585
Published by : Wordwell Ltd
Archaeologists and historians find it easy to chat about their finds and experiences but rarely commit these to paper in such an informal way. The 31 essays that make up this book include personal insights and experiences from an array of people i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841713403
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR
Volume: 354
As McEwan argues, the past is well suited to manipulation and can be used to uphold particular ideologies, for example those dictated by the state. This discussion of the development of archaeology in Ireland in the 19th century places it withi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841715360
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR Archaeopress
Volume: 355
This detailed study of the Mesolithic and Neolithic in Britain and Ireland examines evidence related to changes in social behaviour. Martin King discusses economic and subsistence data, burial practices, mobility, social order, construction, la... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781869857615
Published by : Wordwell Ltd
Around AD 997 the first Irish coin, a silver penny, was produced in Dublin by Viking traders and merchants. So began the history of Irish coinage whose fortunes rose and fell in tune with historical events and the succession of monarchs. This ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780233000602
Published by : Harper Collins Publishers
First published in 1998 this gazetteer of Britain's military sites has been revised. Arranged geographically and including road maps, historical maps showing battle positions, and side panels displaying opening hours, the book provides a vigorous ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780863154409
Published by : Floris Books
The highly evolved stone-age culture was absorbed and developed by the Celts when they settled in Ireland in the centuries before Christ. They in turn found it natural to accept Christianity which developed in a unique manner in such spiritual ... .... Learn More