Ireland (Oxford Archaeological Guides)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: October 26, 2006
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780192806710
Subjects: European archaeology; Ireland
First sentence: While there are tantalizing hints of a possible human presence in Ireland during the Palaeolithic period, the earliest definitive evidence of settlers in Ireland dates from around 9,000 years ago, during the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age.