My best guesses of the moment:
7500 BC: Island well populated
6000 BC: High Mesolithic culture in Ireland
4000 BC: Neolithic in Ireland
2500 BC: Bronze Age in Ireland
2000 BC: Fir Bolg
1900 BC: Tuatha De Danann
Order of reigns with guesses of approximate dates.
1. Nuada 1897 or 1477
2. Bres 1897 or 1470
3. Lugh 1870 or 1407
4. Eoch Ollathair 1830 or 1337
5. Delbaeth 1750 or 1327
6. Fiacha 1740 or 1317
7. Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht, Mac Greine 1730 or 1287
1700 BC Milesians
600 BC Celts in Ireland
100 BC Gauls in Ireland
Showing posts with label 2500 BC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2500 BC. Show all posts
Monday, January 9, 2012
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Evidence of Man In Ireland
I have referred to what may be called Irish mythology or proto-history in several posts in three blogs. I now intend to post a bit about the archaeology of the Irish Isle. I'll begin with the rather rough outline below. Later, if my energy and the state of my mental faculties permit, I will make and attempt to associate the mythology with archaeology. Mythology is what honorable men have told us over the ages. Archaeology is made up of physical remains identified, ordered, and, perhaps, dated which honorable men can show me.
My best guess of the moment tells me that there is substantial archaeological evidence that Ireland has been occupied by men and women much like you and I continuously for about 10,000 years.
There is stronger evidence that there has been well organized farming and cattle raising on the island for at least the last 5500 years. You might refer to the work that has been done at the Ceide Fields of County Mayo. The culture there seems to have been of a high Mesolithic type.
There is evidence of a neolithic culture being well established by 3500 BC. Evidence of that culture is found at the excavations at Lough Gur in Co. Limerick and at New Grange in Co. Meath and the other ancient tombs in the Boyne Valley. Bru na Boinne is a World Heritage site in County Meath. It is the largest and one of the most important megalithic sites in Europe. It dates from about 3500 BC and contains Knowth and Dowth, as well as New Grange.
Evidence of prospectors and metal workers in Ireland suggests an appearance date of about 2500 BC. Metallurgy appeared with the arrival of there of the Bell Beaker People, Bronze working was well developed by 2000 BC and was preceded by cooper work. Irish craftsmen of the Bronze age were famous beyond their island, especially for their beautifully made horn-shaped trumpets. A great deal of copper was mined in Kerry and Cork. Most of it was probably exported. Ireland had been know around the Mediterranean for native gold before 3000 BC, and with increased copper mining there was increased gold mining. Bronze, perhaps because of its high quality, remained important in Ireland to as late as 500 BC.
The Tuatha De Danann who were probably established in Ireland by 1890 BC would certainly, I believe, be called a Bronze Age people. The Fir Bolg their before them probably were too. The Milesians who were probably on the Island by 1700 BC probably were too. However, the Milesians may have brought knowledge of iron working.
My best guess of the moment tells me that there is substantial archaeological evidence that Ireland has been occupied by men and women much like you and I continuously for about 10,000 years.
There is stronger evidence that there has been well organized farming and cattle raising on the island for at least the last 5500 years. You might refer to the work that has been done at the Ceide Fields of County Mayo. The culture there seems to have been of a high Mesolithic type.
There is evidence of a neolithic culture being well established by 3500 BC. Evidence of that culture is found at the excavations at Lough Gur in Co. Limerick and at New Grange in Co. Meath and the other ancient tombs in the Boyne Valley. Bru na Boinne is a World Heritage site in County Meath. It is the largest and one of the most important megalithic sites in Europe. It dates from about 3500 BC and contains Knowth and Dowth, as well as New Grange.
Evidence of prospectors and metal workers in Ireland suggests an appearance date of about 2500 BC. Metallurgy appeared with the arrival of there of the Bell Beaker People, Bronze working was well developed by 2000 BC and was preceded by cooper work. Irish craftsmen of the Bronze age were famous beyond their island, especially for their beautifully made horn-shaped trumpets. A great deal of copper was mined in Kerry and Cork. Most of it was probably exported. Ireland had been know around the Mediterranean for native gold before 3000 BC, and with increased copper mining there was increased gold mining. Bronze, perhaps because of its high quality, remained important in Ireland to as late as 500 BC.
The Tuatha De Danann who were probably established in Ireland by 1890 BC would certainly, I believe, be called a Bronze Age people. The Fir Bolg their before them probably were too. The Milesians who were probably on the Island by 1700 BC probably were too. However, the Milesians may have brought knowledge of iron working.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Joseon
I became conscious of Korea at the same time I noted a loss of confidence on the part of my father.
Near the beginning of the 'Korean War' I heard my father say that it was wrong for the people of the United States to be butting into anyone else's civil war.
Soon after that I heard him renege by saying that he just didn't understand and who was he to say.
I still don't know much about Koreans. While working on the docks I did discover that Koreans could work with Japanese without loving them.
Form early reading I seem to remember that they knew about riding horses very early in their history, but that they had raised bears even earlier.
I think that your history book will tell you that Korea is one of the oldest continuous civilization in the world.
The oldest evidence of pottery in Korea is dated just after the flood, about 8000 BC.
There were lots of people in Korea before the Gojoseon Kingdom was founded about 2500 BC, which is the time from which date the beginning of the Korean people on the Peninsula.
I think that pre-Buddhist Koreans had already successfully resisted Chinese and Mongolian invasions. Still, I imagine that Koreans carry some Chinese and Mongolian genes. Please correct me where I need correction and add your comments.
I think that Koreans are just now finding evidence of how very old the use of bronze is on te peninsula.
Before about 300 BC an iron culture began toward the south of the peninsula. The Koreans are very much their own people, but I do believe that they were influenced by very early contact with Han Chinese.
Near the beginning of the 'Korean War' I heard my father say that it was wrong for the people of the United States to be butting into anyone else's civil war.
Soon after that I heard him renege by saying that he just didn't understand and who was he to say.
I still don't know much about Koreans. While working on the docks I did discover that Koreans could work with Japanese without loving them.
Form early reading I seem to remember that they knew about riding horses very early in their history, but that they had raised bears even earlier.
I think that your history book will tell you that Korea is one of the oldest continuous civilization in the world.
The oldest evidence of pottery in Korea is dated just after the flood, about 8000 BC.
There were lots of people in Korea before the Gojoseon Kingdom was founded about 2500 BC, which is the time from which date the beginning of the Korean people on the Peninsula.
I think that pre-Buddhist Koreans had already successfully resisted Chinese and Mongolian invasions. Still, I imagine that Koreans carry some Chinese and Mongolian genes. Please correct me where I need correction and add your comments.
I think that Koreans are just now finding evidence of how very old the use of bronze is on te peninsula.
Before about 300 BC an iron culture began toward the south of the peninsula. The Koreans are very much their own people, but I do believe that they were influenced by very early contact with Han Chinese.
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