… Archaeologists have only recently recognised vein quartz as a significant part of
prehistoric stone technologies in Ireland and Britain. As a raw material, quartz is abundant …

… of quartz chipped stone technology in Irish prehistory currently … on our understandings of
prehistory. In fact, whilst the use of … nature of quartz use in prehistoric Ireland stems primarily …

… field and in the academic world of Irish archaeology to its lasting benefit. He … Ireland, went
to all the main international conferences, was internationally minded and saw the ancient Irish …

… Therefore, in order to understand the role of quartz in the … of quartz in lithic technology, the
clear manipulation of natural … Coastal communities in earlier Prehistoric Ireland: ploughzone …

… , present in the form of quartz-sulphide veins and sedimentary … of our understanding of
prchistoric copper mining in Ireland … the development of early mining technology. Other structural …

… the use of quartz in Irish prehistoric lithic traditions. The project … experimentally knapped
quartz in order to understand the … is not always dominant in quartz technologies (eg Barber, 1981…

… This assumed ontological distinction is problematic if we wish to understand the complex and
… and Materiality: Irish Passage Tombs The passage tombs of Neolithic Ireland are immense …

… The megaliths of Neolithic Ireland have featured in a Darwinian … when the importance of
technological innovation was taken … A more serious problem involves the question of explanation…

… The social context of pyrolithic cooking in prehistoric Ireland ..… the use of pyrolithic technology
in prehistoric Ireland, dealing … add little to our understanding of prehistory. An analysis of …

… frequency of use of quartz during the Mesolithic in Ireland. … Overall, this study will bring together
multiple understandings … with the Later Mesolithic–Early Neolithic transition. For example, …