Neolithic and Mesolithic period Flashcards

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Porcellanite

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A tougher and heavier stone than Flint

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Neolithic

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Period when people and used better stone tools

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Lough gur

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Is where some of the he Neolithic people farm

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Wattle and daub

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Method for making walls

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Céiðe fields

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Walls were found that were from 3000-4000 bc it was used s scar land

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Quern stone

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Would have been used to grind grain to make

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Megaliths

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Mega-large

Lith-stone

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Court cairn

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A type of megalithic tombs that have an open area-court

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Dolmen

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They look like huge stone tables

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Passage tombs

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Most impressive looks a hill/circular dome with grass on top

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Capstone

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Large stone placed on top of dolmens

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Corbelled roof

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Each layer of the wall is placed slighty inside the one below

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Mesolithic

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Another word for the Middle Stone Age when people made tools no weapons from stone

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Mount sandel

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The flame where Ireland’s first settlers lived co.derry

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Flint

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Is a very hard rock the splits into sharp pieces when it’s broken

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15
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Hunter-gather

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People who get food by hunting wild animals and gathering nuts and berries