The ability to control fire has continuously developed over the long history of human
evolution. Modern humans and preceding hominins have used fire since the Lower to …

This paper explores the origins of pyrolithic technology in Ireland and examines the role
fulachtaí fia may have played in the social customs of cooking among early farming …

Fulachtaí fia are ancient water-boiling sites that are found in large numbers in many parts of
Ireland. They are especially numerous in the Cork region, where some 2,500 examples are …

The excavations1 at Ballyadam were undertaken in 2007 in advance of industrial
development. 2 Iron Age pits and four fulachtaí fia were discovered and these were located3 …

Fulachta fiadh are the most prolific Bronze Age monument type present in the Irish
landscape, yet they are also one of the most enigmatic. As a monument type, fulachta fiadh …

This thesis aims at investigating whether archaeobotanical investigations, combined with
geochemical (phosphate) and geophysical (magnetic susceptibility) soil surveys, can …

Fulachtaí fia have become one of the best known prehistoric site types in Ireland. While
previous estimates record at least 4,500 examples in the country (Power et al. 1994), recent …

Excavation of complete Neolithic enclosures in Ireland is rare, with few published to date.
This article will detail an excavation carried out during the summer of 2010 in Kilskeagh, Co …

The excavations1 were undertaken in 2007 and the sites were located2 c. 1km east of
Carrigtohill, adjacent to the Cork–Midleton road (N25) and on the northeast side of Cork …

In 2011, a number of archaeological investigations were carried out on a proposed
realignment to the N86 Tralee to Dingle road, outside the village of Annascaul, Co. Kerry …