In archaeology, the meta-analysis of scientific dating information plays an ever-increasing
role. A common thread among many recent studies contributing to this has been the …

This paper synthesizes and discusses the spatial and temporal patterns of archaeological
sites in Ireland, spanning the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age transition (4300–1900 cal …

Bronze Age Worlds brings a new way of thinking about kinship to the task of explaining the
formation of social life in Bronze Age Britain and Ireland. Britain and Ireland's diverse …

This paper provides a summary of the palaeoenvironmental evidence from a spread of late
Mesolithic burnt material and two late Neolithic to early Bronze Age burnt mounds. The burnt …

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 …

This paper examines the technical aspects of indirect cooking using pyrolithic technology in
Ireland with a particular focus on its application during the Bronze Age. The widespread …

Burnt mounds, or fulachtaí fiadh as they are known in Ireland, are probably the most
common prehistoric site type in Ireland and Britain. Typically Middle–Late Bronze Age in age …

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 …

Swathes of roads and pipelines cut through the Irish landscape during the 'Celtic Tiger'years
(approximately 1994–2008) leading to an unprecedented number of archaeological …

This paper examines the impact on woodlands associated with burnt mound use from
floodplain sediments and peats, using a combination of pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs …