The Origins of Early Christian Ireland

First published in 1992, this book (now with a new preface by the author) explains changes in the period up to AD 800 in Ireland. External stimuli, most notably from Irish settlers in western Britain acted as catalysts which transformed a relatively moribund Iron Age culture into one of extraordinary vigour.

List of contents

1. Theory and method 2. The beginnings of the Early Christian period in Ireland 3. The belief system 4. The social system 5. The subsistence economy 6. Technology and craft activity 7. Long distance trade and exchange 8. Conclusion

About the author

Harold Mytum is Professor of Archaeology and Director, Centre for Manx Studies at University of Liverpool, UK. His research interests include the archaeology of western Britain and Ireland from the Iron Age to the present, and aspects of global historical archaeology (17th–20th centuries). He was President and then Vice-President of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology and continues to promote the importance of the archaeology of recent times in terms of research, heritage protection and public interpretation.

Summary

First published in 1992, this book (now with a new preface by the author) explains changes in the period up to AD 800 in Ireland. External stimuli, most notably from Irish settlers in western Britain acted as catalysts which transformed a relatively moribund Iron Age culture into one of extraordinary vigour.

Product details

• Authors: Harold Mytum, Mytum Harold
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032875750
• ISBN: 978-1-032-87575-0
• No. of pages: 318
• Weight: 820 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; History, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Archaeological Theory