Bronze artefact production in late Bronze Age Ireland - A survey (Paperback)

By the late Bronze Age the Irish had become masters in metalworking anf the range of objects produced was in stark contrast to those of the earlie Bronze Age. This study presents a comprehensive analysis and reconstruction of late Bronze Age metalworking practices through artefactual evidence and also experimental work and ethnography. Simon O Faolain's research draws on evidence of raw metal/ingots, clay crucible remains, moulds, wooden templates, metalworking equipment as well as the finished objects themselves, and archaeological evience for sites associated with metal production or associated ritual activities. (A catalogue of metalworking sites is given at the back.) Particular attention is paid to the production of late Bronze Age swords. All the evidence is then summarised and placed within the context of metalworking practices, technology, the organisation of production and late Bronze Age society,

General

Imprint:	Bar Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Archaeological Reports British Series
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Simon O'Faolain
Dimensions:	297 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	275
ISBN-13:	978-1-84171-679-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Promotions
LSN:	1-84171-679-0
Barcode:	9781841716794

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