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Marion Dowd

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Description:Winner of the Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2016 award.Winner of the Tratman 2015 Award.The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland is a ground-breaking and unique study of the enigmatic, unseen and dark silent world of caves. People have engaged with caves for the duration of human occupation of the island, spanning 10,000 years. In prehistory, subterranean landscapes were associated with the dead and the spirit world, with evidence for burials, funerary rituals and votive deposition. The advent of Christianity saw the adaptation of caves as homes and places of storage, yet they also continued to feature in religious practice. Medieval mythology and modern folklore indicate that caves were considered places of the supernatural, being particularly associated with otherworldly women. Through a combination of archaeology, mythology and popular religion, this book takes the reader on a fascinating journey that sheds new light on a hitherto neglected area of research. It encourages us to consider what underground activities might reveal about the lives lived aboveground, and leaves us in no doubt as to the cultural significance of caves in the past.Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of abbreviationsPrefaceChapter 1: People in caves, caves in peopleTheatres of intentIn the deep dark silenceFeeling through the darkSensuous spacesThe otherworld, restricted access and liminalityAncient symbols in a modern worldMetaphors in the pastDiverse biographiesNamed placesCave activities in the 21st centuryThe archaeology of caves in Ireland in contextBook structure and general notesChapter 2: Excursions into places of fearful darkness – 300 years investigating cavesSubterranean venturesThe great age of travel writingEarly antiquarian investigationsThe search for bone cavesDigging in the back gardenForced undergroundThe quest for a Palaeolithic the science of cavesFortuitous the contribution of the caving communityThe legacy of 300 years of explorationsChapter 3: Caves and cave archaeology in IrelandCave formationAnatomy of a caveCounting cavesWhen is a cave not a cave?When is a cave an archaeological site?Problems with the recordForgotten caves through the archaeologist’s lensScratching the recent developmentsWhy do archaeologists not do caves?Cave Ireland in contextChapter 4: Gathering the dead - the Mesolithic (8000–3800 BC)Journeying with the deadElevating the ancestorsLithics from cavesConnecting with farmersMoving onChapter 5: Thresholds to transformation - the Neolithic (3800–2400 BC)Neolithic human remainsBurials in cavesLinks with the Linkardstown traditionThe face of violencePossible cave burialsTransformation excarnationPowerful encounters with the deadArtificial caves and natural tombsThresholdsOfferings undergroundThe relationship between caves and Neolithic two case studiesPlaces of wildernessNeither domesticated nor domestic spacesRegional patterns in Neolithic cave useLong held traditionsChapter 6: Journeying deeper into darkness - the Bronze Age (2400–600 BC)Continuing ritual usage of Neolithic sitesPersistent case study of Kilgreany CaveDeposition of pottery sherdsNo ordinary burial placeSurrounded by the ancestorsTravelling deeper into darknessDisappearing undergroundAltering the subterranean realmIntimate familiarity and ritual retreatSwallowing up the the evidence from swallowholesLiving in evidence from the coastThe end of a golden ageChapter 7: Eyes full of darkness - the Iron Age (600 BC–AD 400)No one homeA skull and a human remains of Iron Age dateSpecial animal deposits in cavesHorse bits and bonesResonances of red deerThe Cave of Crú the focus of an Iron Age ritual landscape?Departing prehistoryChapter 8: Out of the darkness, into the light - the Early Medieval period (AD 400–1169)The light of Christ illuminating the darkness of humankindHome is where the hearth isDuration of occupationGlencurran case study of an Early Medieval habitation siteLighting the darkWho lived in caves?Bandit’s lairsCaves, souterrains and storage solutionsHuman bones of Early Medieval date places of Viking burial?The end of an eraChapter 9: Silence spaces or speaking volumes? - the Medieval period (1169 - 1550 AD)From cave to castleHuman bones of Medieval dateHow many pots make a home?Retreats of holy menThe Medieval rumour that haunted EuropeCaves in Medieval mythologyOut of the cave … her fit abodeA cave fit for a kingLovers in cavesRed birds, druidic cats and werewolvesFinding a home for Medieval mythology in archaeological discourseA return to the religiousChapter 10: Diverse biographies - post-Medieval period to 21st century (1550-present)Fleeing to woods and cavesCaves in Penal timesDespite the best exertions of a watchful bandConvenient cavitiesCave folkloreNaming the undergroundRealm of the supernaturalA woman’s placeThe case of the disappearing piperPopula...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. 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Description: Winner of the Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2016 award.Winner of the Tratman 2015 Award.The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland is a ground-breaking and unique study of the enigmatic, unseen and dark silent world of caves. People have engaged with caves for the duration of human occupation of the island, spanning 10,000 years. In prehistory, subterranean landscapes were associated with the dead and the spirit world, with evidence for burials, funerary rituals and votive deposition. The advent of Christianity saw the adaptation of caves as homes and places of storage, yet they also continued to feature in religious practice. Medieval mythology and modern folklore indicate that caves were considered places of the supernatural, being particularly associated with otherworldly women. Through a combination of archaeology, mythology and popular religion, this book takes the reader on a fascinating journey that sheds new light on a hitherto neglected area of research. It encourages us to consider what underground activities might reveal about the lives lived aboveground, and leaves us in no doubt as to the cultural significance of caves in the past.Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of abbreviationsPrefaceChapter 1: People in caves, caves in peopleTheatres of intentIn the deep dark silenceFeeling through the darkSensuous spacesThe otherworld, restricted access and liminalityAncient symbols in a modern worldMetaphors in the pastDiverse biographiesNamed placesCave activities in the 21st centuryThe archaeology of caves in Ireland in contextBook structure and general notesChapter 2: Excursions into places of fearful darkness – 300 years investigating cavesSubterranean venturesThe great age of travel writingEarly antiquarian investigationsThe search for bone cavesDigging in the back gardenForced undergroundThe quest for a Palaeolithic the science of cavesFortuitous the contribution of the caving communityThe legacy of 300 years of explorationsChapter 3: Caves and cave archaeology in IrelandCave formationAnatomy of a caveCounting cavesWhen is a cave not a cave?When is a cave an archaeological site?Problems with the recordForgotten caves through the archaeologist’s lensScratching the recent developmentsWhy do archaeologists not do caves?Cave Ireland in contextChapter 4: Gathering the dead - the Mesolithic (8000–3800 BC)Journeying with the deadElevating the ancestorsLithics from cavesConnecting with farmersMoving onChapter 5: Thresholds to transformation - the Neolithic (3800–2400 BC)Neolithic human remainsBurials in cavesLinks with the Linkardstown traditionThe face of violencePossible cave burialsTransformation excarnationPowerful encounters with the deadArtificial caves and natural tombsThresholdsOfferings undergroundThe relationship between caves and Neolithic two case studiesPlaces of wildernessNeither domesticated nor domestic spacesRegional patterns in Neolithic cave useLong held traditionsChapter 6: Journeying deeper into darkness - the Bronze Age (2400–600 BC)Continuing ritual usage of Neolithic sitesPersistent case study of Kilgreany CaveDeposition of pottery sherdsNo ordinary burial placeSurrounded by the ancestorsTravelling deeper into darknessDisappearing undergroundAltering the subterranean realmIntimate familiarity and ritual retreatSwallowing up the the evidence from swallowholesLiving in evidence from the coastThe end of a golden ageChapter 7: Eyes full of darkness - the Iron Age (600 BC–AD 400)No one homeA skull and a human remains of Iron Age dateSpecial animal deposits in cavesHorse bits and bonesResonances of red deerThe Cave of Crú the focus of an Iron Age ritual landscape?Departing prehistoryChapter 8: Out of the darkness, into the light - the Early Medieval period (AD 400–1169)The light of Christ illuminating the darkness of humankindHome is where the hearth isDuration of occupationGlencurran case study of an Early Medieval habitation siteLighting the darkWho lived in caves?Bandit’s lairsCaves, souterrains and storage solutionsHuman bones of Early Medieval date places of Viking burial?The end of an eraChapter 9: Silence spaces or speaking volumes? - the Medieval period (1169 - 1550 AD)From cave to castleHuman bones of Medieval dateHow many pots make a home?Retreats of holy menThe Medieval rumour that haunted EuropeCaves in Medieval mythologyOut of the cave … her fit abodeA cave fit for a kingLovers in cavesRed birds, druidic cats and werewolvesFinding a home for Medieval mythology in archaeological discourseA return to the religiousChapter 10: Diverse biographies - post-Medieval period to 21st century (1550-present)Fleeing to woods and cavesCaves in Penal timesDespite the best exertions of a watchful bandConvenient cavitiesCave folkloreNaming the undergroundRealm of the supernaturalA woman’s placeThe case of the disappearing piperPopula...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. 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