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History Chp2
Ancient Ireland
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mount Sandel | the site of the oldest settlement discovered so far in Ireland |
| post-holes | holes in the ground where upright post for houses once stood |
| microlits | small pieces of flint |
| dugout canoes | first settlers travelled to Ireland using this |
| saplings | young trees used in the construction of huts |
| middens | small heaps of kitchen waste |
| scrapers | flat stones used to clean animal skin to make clothes |
| hunter-gatherers | hunted fish, birds and wild boar and gathered berries and nuts |
| Mesolithic | middle stone age |
| Neolithic | new stone age |
| Ceide Fields | the site of a neolithic settlement in County Mayo |
| quern | a stone that was used to grind grain |
| wattle and daub | interwoven sticks that are plastered with mud and straw |
| Megalithic tomb | a large burial tomb made from stones |
| passage grave | a burial chamber with a long passageway. |
| dolmen | an ancient burial site consisting of three standing stones with a large capstone placed on top |
| court cairn | a burial chamber with two rooms |
| cist grave | a single grave used during the Bronze Age |
| sickle | a farm implement used to cut crops or grass |
| lunula | half moon shape necklace |
| fulacht fiadh | a water-filled trough used for cooking during the Bronze Age |
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