5th Year: 28th April
Hi Class. Today I would like us to now focus on the Late Bronze Age:
The Late Bronze Age saw a change in the Irish climate with wetter and colder conditions prevailing. Archaeologists believe this may have impacted heavily on the agricultural economy in Ireland with bogs expanding and the countryside becoming more heavily forested. The increased quantities of weaponry (swords, spears, rapiers, knives, dirks and halberds) in hoards may indicate a rise in warfare between communities.
By the Late Bronze Age there is clear evidence for the existence of individual farmsteads with a dwelling house. In some instances there were small associated structures, such as open air hearths or rubbish pits. Sites were built in lakes or on lakeshores and therefore were protected by water; dryland sites had only limited protection, such as a shallow ditch or a palisade. Cremations were a popular burial practice in the later Bronze Age. The burnt bones were often placed within a food vessel. Occasionally this vessel was inverted, or turned upside down in the burial site.
A common ritualistic practice in the later Bronze Age was the deposition of hoards in sacred places. These hoards may have represented votive offerings to gods or have been left for safekeeping, or a mixture of both. Bogs have proven to be a rich source of Bronze Age artefacts, with the anaerobic environment preserving even organic material. An exceptional example of a hoard from Dowris, Co. Offaly can be seen in the Museum of Archaeology. It comprises of approximately 218 objects and includes swords, spearheads, axes, gouges, knives, razors, cauldrons, buckets, horns, crotals and other miscellaneous objects.
Please go into the link below and ready up and draw the objects as shown here the on Late Bronze Age Section
https://studyclix.blob.core.windows.net/static/content/file/uploads/2/288f7a5d-89e1-47c4-aa70-a9880e845c95.pdf
The Late Bronze Age saw a change in the Irish climate with wetter and colder conditions prevailing. Archaeologists believe this may have impacted heavily on the agricultural economy in Ireland with bogs expanding and the countryside becoming more heavily forested. The increased quantities of weaponry (swords, spears, rapiers, knives, dirks and halberds) in hoards may indicate a rise in warfare between communities.
By the Late Bronze Age there is clear evidence for the existence of individual farmsteads with a dwelling house. In some instances there were small associated structures, such as open air hearths or rubbish pits. Sites were built in lakes or on lakeshores and therefore were protected by water; dryland sites had only limited protection, such as a shallow ditch or a palisade. Cremations were a popular burial practice in the later Bronze Age. The burnt bones were often placed within a food vessel. Occasionally this vessel was inverted, or turned upside down in the burial site.
A common ritualistic practice in the later Bronze Age was the deposition of hoards in sacred places. These hoards may have represented votive offerings to gods or have been left for safekeeping, or a mixture of both. Bogs have proven to be a rich source of Bronze Age artefacts, with the anaerobic environment preserving even organic material. An exceptional example of a hoard from Dowris, Co. Offaly can be seen in the Museum of Archaeology. It comprises of approximately 218 objects and includes swords, spearheads, axes, gouges, knives, razors, cauldrons, buckets, horns, crotals and other miscellaneous objects.
Please go into the link below and ready up and draw the objects as shown here the on Late Bronze Age Section
https://studyclix.blob.core.windows.net/static/content/file/uploads/2/288f7a5d-89e1-47c4-aa70-a9880e845c95.pdf
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