Neolithic and Mesolithic period Flashcards
Porcellanite
A tougher and heavier stone than Flint
Neolithic
Period when people and used better stone tools
Lough gur
Is where some of the he Neolithic people farm
Wattle and daub
Method for making walls
Céiðe fields
Walls were found that were from 3000-4000 bc it was used s scar land
Quern stone
Would have been used to grind grain to make
Megaliths
Mega-large
Lith-stone
Court cairn
A type of megalithic tombs that have an open area-court
Dolmen
They look like huge stone tables
Passage tombs
Most impressive looks a hill/circular dome with grass on top
Capstone
Large stone placed on top of dolmens
Corbelled roof
Each layer of the wall is placed slighty inside the one below
Mesolithic
Another word for the Middle Stone Age when people made tools no weapons from stone
Mount sandel
The flame where Ireland’s first settlers lived co.derry
Flint
Is a very hard rock the splits into sharp pieces when it’s broken