Neolithic Period Flashcards

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Dolmen

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Is two upright stones that have one stone on top it is called a capstone

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Court Cairn

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A court at the enterance of the tomb.It is made of upright stone

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Passage tomb

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Inside there is a long passage leading to the chamber they are
similar to court cairns

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Capstone

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A large flat stone that lies on top of a Dolmen

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Corbelled roof

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Each layer of the wall is slightly inside the one below

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Neolithic

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Period when people farmed and used better stone tools

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Porcellanite

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Is a heavy and very heavy rock

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Lough Gur

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This is an example of where the Neolithic people lived

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Wattle and daub

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Wattle-is the upright stick with sticks woven through them.

Daub-is the mixture that they use to put on the walls

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Céide Fields

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This is another place that they lived.Archaeologist found evidence
of stone walls here

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Quern stone

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Quern stone would have been used to grind grain,into flour or
bread

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Megaliths

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Mega=large Lith=stone Large stone

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