Excavations at Knowth
Published on 5. January 1984
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-0-901714-34-3 (ISBN)
Description
The ancient burial sites of Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth make up the archaeological complex at Bru na Boinne, a UNESCO world heritage site which has attracted enormous international interest. George Eogan has been excavating the site at Knowth since 1962 and this is the second major report published in the Academy's Monographs in Archaeology series. The book deals with prehistoric settlement at the site starting with the arrival of people who practised farming there about 4000 years ago and it records important new evidence for settlement.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-901714-34-3 (9780901714343)
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Other editions
New editions
George Eogan | Helen Roche
Excavations at Knowth Volume 2
Book
07/1997
2nd Edition
Royal Irish Academy
€57.14
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Person
George Eogan is an Irish archaeologist with particular interest in the Neolithic and Late Bronze Ages. He is Professor Emeritus of Celtic Archaeology at University College Dublin. He was the Director of the Knowth Research Project and excavated at Knowth for more than 40 years as part of his investigation of the Passage Tomb builders in Ireland and Western Europe. He is the author of Excavations at Knowth Volume 5: The archaeology of Knowth in the first and second millenia AD (2012).