Ireland: Submerged prehistoric sites and landscapes

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dc.contributor.authorWestley, Kieran
dc.contributor.authorWoodman, Peter
dc.contributor.editorBailey, Geoff
dc.contributor.editorGalanidou, Nena
dc.contributor.editorPeeters, Hans
dc.contributor.editorJöns, Hauke
dc.contributor.editorMennenga, Moritz
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-28T12:02:54Z
dc.date.available2020-04-28T12:02:54Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-10
dc.date.updated2020-04-28T11:36:43Z
dc.description.abstractEvidence of Ireland's drowned landscapes and settlements presently comprises 50 sites spread across the entire island. These comprise mainly intertidal find spots or small collections of flint artefacts. A handful of fully subtidal sites are known, generally from nearshore regions and consisting, with one exception, of isolated single finds. Evidence of organic remains is also sparse, with the exception of Mesolithic and Neolithic wooden fish traps buried in estuarine sediments under Dublin. The relatively small number of sites is probably due to lack of research as much as taphonomic issues, and thus the current evidence hints at the potential archaeological record which may be found underwater. Such evidence could contribute to knowledge of the coastal adaptations and seafaring abilities of Ireland's earliest inhabitants. Nonetheless, taphonomic considerations, specifically relating to Ireland's history of glaciation, sea-level change and also modern oceanographic conditions likely limit the preservation of submerged landscapes and their associated archaeology. Realistically, the Irish shelf is likely characterised by pockets of preservation, which makes detection and study of submerged landscapes difficult but not impossible. A range of potential routes of investigation are identifiable, including site-scale archaeological survey, landscape-scale seabed mapping, archival research and community engagement.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationWestley, K. and Woodman, P. (2020) Ireland: Submerged prehistoric sites and landscapes' in Bailey G., Galanidou N., Peeters H., Jöns H. and Mennenga M. (eds.) The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes. Coastal Research Library, vol 35. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 221-248. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_11en
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_11en
dc.identifier.eissn2211-0585
dc.identifier.endpage248en
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-37367-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-37366-5
dc.identifier.issn2211-0577
dc.identifier.startpage221en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9883
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing AGen
dc.relation.ispartofCoastal Research Library book series (COASTALRL, volume 35)
dc.relation.ispartofThe Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2
dc.rights© 2020, the Authors. Open Access. This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectSubmerged prehistoric sitesen
dc.subjectIntertidal archaeologyen
dc.subjectHolocene sea-level riseen
dc.subjectSubmerged forestsen
dc.subjectFish trapsen
dc.subjectMaritime adaptationen
dc.titleIreland: Submerged prehistoric sites and landscapesen
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