Description

Uncovering the layout and prehistoric significance of Europe’s largest unexcavated ritual landscape requires the deployment of advanced, non-invasive scientific technology. Rathcroghan: Archaeological and Geophysical Survey in a Ritual Landscape delivers a thorough, highly accurate scientific audit mapping the ancient seat of the Kings and Queens of Connacht in County Roscommon.

The volume looks deeply into magnetometry data, ground-penetrating radar plots, and micro-topographical surveys to evaluate the functional operations and sacred alignments of prehistoric ceremonial monuments. The contributing archaeologists systematically guide researchers past simple mythology to analyze the actual spatial arrangements, massive ceremonial enclosures, and ancient roadway matrices hidden beneath the turf. This authoritative volume stands as a mandatory reference manual for serious archaeological scientists, landscape geographers, and university research libraries.

Core scientific frameworks preserved within this ecological and ritual audit:

• Geophysical Population Analytics: Breaks down specific radar anomaly maps, earthwork dimensions, and subsurface structural signatures.

• Socio-Cultural Transformation Records: Tracks the changing spatial uses of the ritual landscape from the Neolithic era through the Iron Age and early medieval periods.

• Gold-Standard Scholarly Quality: Meticulously annotated with deep site map plates, technical sensor tables, and comprehensive bibliographic indices.