Dún Ailinne: Excavations at an Irish Royal Site, 1968-1975 [With CD]

by Susan A. Johnston and Bernard Wailes

The site of Dn Ailinne is one of four major ritual sites from the Irish Iron Age, each said to form the center of a political kingdom and thus described as "royal." Excavation has produced artifacts ranging from the Neolithic (about 5,000 years ago) through the later Iron Age (fourth century CE), when the site was the focus of repeated rituals, probably related to the creation and maintenance of political hegemony. A series of timber structures were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931707995
• ISBN13: 9781931707992
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.2"