Table recording all the carved surfaces at Knowth, omitting surfaces with very uncertain carvings and those that feature only early medieval inscriptions. Column 1 details the tomb number, the stone and surface on which carving occurs. The next seven columns indicate the carving
Archaeology | Art | Megalithic Art
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A survey of the alignment of some of the Knowth satellite tombs, undertaken in December 2020 to facilitate preparation of site plans for publication by the Royal Irish Academy in Excavations at Knowth 7: The megalithic art of the passage tombs at Knowth, County Meath. In order to
Archaeology | Surveying | Alignment
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This is the final book in a series of seven monographs published by the Royal Irish Academy documenting the results of the archaeological excavations and related research undertaken at Knowth, Co. Meath, and it deals with one of the most significant aspects of the archaeological
Archaeology | Art | carving (processes)
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This volume presents the archaeological history of the achievements of the passage tomb builders who constructed and used the Great Mound (Tomb 1) at Knowth over a period of at least three centuries, c. 3200–2900 BC. It explores tomb morphology, the method of construction of Tomb
Archaeology | Artefacts | Excavations
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This volume presents a report on further aspects of the prehistoric Knowth settlement that had have been excavated between 1989 and 1997. These include evidence for Earlier and Later 'Western' Neolithic habitation, Passage Tomb settlement, Grooved Ware activity and Beaker settlem
Archaeology | Passage Tomb settlement | Beaker settlement
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