Neolithic Period Flashcards
Dolmen
Is two upright stones that have one stone on top it is called a capstone
Court Cairn
A court at the enterance of the tomb.It is made of upright stone
Passage tomb
Inside there is a long passage leading to the chamber they are
similar to court cairns
Capstone
A large flat stone that lies on top of a Dolmen
Corbelled roof
Each layer of the wall is slightly inside the one below
Neolithic
Period when people farmed and used better stone tools
Porcellanite
Is a heavy and very heavy rock
Lough Gur
This is an example of where the Neolithic people lived
Wattle and daub
Wattle-is the upright stick with sticks woven through them.
Daub-is the mixture that they use to put on the walls
Céide Fields
This is another place that they lived.Archaeologist found evidence
of stone walls here
Quern stone
Quern stone would have been used to grind grain,into flour or
bread
Megaliths
Mega=large Lith=stone Large stone