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FourWinds

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More than a feeling!

Jul 03, 2003, 00:03

"I've a feeling our understanding of Irish archaeology has been heavily clouded with centuries of predjudice."

Irish archaeology has been Dublin-centric for all eternity and it still is.

Until 1950 it was considered that the Danes must have built Newgrange, because the Brit centric 'learned' classes would not, nay, could not, credit the indiginous people with having the skill to build it themselves.

The same goes for the passage tombs too. Many (as late as 1970) considered Newgrange to be the start and the Sligo ones (Carrowmore etc.) to be degenerate forms. It is now coming to light that Carrowmore contains some of the oldest remaining structures in Europe (some C14 dates @ 6500BCE).

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Spirit of Place II – morfe, Jul 02, 2003, 15:51


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