Livre - Crannogs

People lived on crannogs - artificial lake islands built of stone and wood, with a surrounding palisade - over a period of a thousand years, from the Early Medieval to the end of the Early Modern period, and they represent an astonishing record of tradition and continuity in the landscape.Wooden buckets, textiles, leather shoes, bone combs and many other fragile materials that are not usually found by archeologist have been excavated at crannogs, all wonderfully preserved by the waterlogged condition, making these sites particulary rich sources of archaeological information. This book illustrates the archaeology of Irish crannogs using photographs of sites and artefacts, reconstruction drawings, antiquarian etchings and computer-based maps and models. It touches on such aspects as the construction and appearance of crannogs, their sitting in the landsacpe and the nature of the houses, pathways, fences, entrances and boats that they have produced.