Some Observations on the Context and Importation of Exotic Material in Ireland, from the First Century B.C. to the Second Century A.D.
It is suggested that the traditional explanations of the Early Roman material in Ireland-trade and loot-do not sufficiently explain its distribution and contexts. Instead several mechanisms are proposed for different groups of material-mariners beaching for safety, or wrecked, on the west coast, ref...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature. - Royal Irish Academy, 1904. - 76(1976) vom: Jan., Seite 267-292 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1976
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature |
| Schlagworte: | Business Social sciences Behavioral sciences Physical sciences Applied sciences Economics |
| Zusammenfassung: | It is suggested that the traditional explanations of the Early Roman material in Ireland-trade and loot-do not sufficiently explain its distribution and contexts. Instead several mechanisms are proposed for different groups of material-mariners beaching for safety, or wrecked, on the west coast, refugees and settlers on the east coast, particularly the south-east. A trading settlement at Stoneyford on the Nore is also implied, the trade being based on raw materials rather than on archæologically recoverable objects. The possibility of archæological recognition of Irish auxiliaries in the Roman army is also raised. A small group of material, mainly terra sigillata ('Samian' ware), is dismissed from the early Roman assemblage, reasons being given for its importation-for reliquary purposes-at a much later time. |
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| ISSN: | 20090048 |