The technique of aerial photography, widely recognized as of immense value to field archaeologists, had been little used in Ireland, although the relatively slight disturbance of land by modern ploughing or industrial development makes Ireland a particularly suitable region for the identification of ancient features by this method. The results of the surveys carried out by the Cambridge Committee for Aerial Photography between 1963 and 1968 are nevertheless surprising. Many ancient earthworks have been revealed by differences in soil-colour or crop-growth, and the natural and man-made environments of these and other prehistoric and early Christian settlements can be fully appreciated. The pattern of settlement emerges over a wide area, as does the character of large and complex sites such as Tara, while detailed oblique views pick out smaller structures invisible on the ground.
By:
E. R. Norman (University of Cambridge), J. K. S. St Joseph (University of Cambridge) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 210mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 330g ISBN:9780521089357 ISBN 10: 0521089352 Series:Cambridge Air Surveys Pages: 140 Publication Date:06 November 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction; 2. Before the Celts; 3. Iron Age Dwellings and Fields; 4. Iron Age Defences; 5. Early Christian Sites.
