History Chp2 Word Scramble
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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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