Submitted by MeatballDom t3_ybyrmx in history
DontWakeTheInsomniac t1_itrkrip wrote
Reply to comment by Ferengi_Earwax in Halloween in Scotland: 13 ancient customs and concepts of Celtic Halloween by MeatballDom
>We know farming came sooner to Ireland than Britain, but that's just what we've found yet.
Really? I'd have assumed the other way around..
Ferengi_Earwax t1_itrlzop wrote
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9ide_Fields ... the currents in the Atlantic Ocean off of spain will bring you right to Ireland. There has already been significant study of how these currents took seeds and mediterranean plants to Ireland after the ice melted after the last ice age. In Britain the plants are the ones in northern France, Denmark and Scandinavian. I linked the field system because they're well known, however there are a myriad of long barrows, Neolithic tombs and standing stones that are older than those in Britain by centuries to a millenia. It's likely they spread from Ireland. You also have the Orkney island culture (stones of stennese, skara brae) which seems to have spread South at just a little later date. Arachaeologists are trying to figure out where these rituals started in the isles. Like most things, it was probably a combination of cultures that came together. One thing is for sure, they all are very similar to each other for thousands of years showing trade routes and a widespread belief system based on the seasonal equinoxes/solstices.
Ferengi_Earwax t1_itrn7uf wrote
http://www.museumsofmayo.com/ceide-fields/img/neolithic-field-wall.jpg those are the rubble of the walls that have long been uncovered. Most of them are still intact under the peat up to a meter or more. I can't find a photo, but in one of neil Oliver's documentaries, the history of ancient Britain (age of farming I think ita called on youtube) he exposes an intact wall. They cover a truly expansive area, all under the peat now.
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