TY - BOOK ID - 78073227 TI - The neolithic of the Irish Sea AU - Cummings, Vicki AU - Fowler, Chris PY - 2015 SN - 1785700367 1785700383 9781785700385 9781842171097 1842171097 PB - Oxford DB - UniCat KW - Neolithic period KW - Megalithic monuments KW - Cyclopean remains KW - Antiquities, Prehistoric KW - Monuments KW - Religion, Prehistoric KW - New Stone age KW - Stone age KW - Irish Sea KW - Antiquities. KW - Neolithic Period UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78073227 AB - This collection of 24 papers aims to reconsider the nature and significance of the Irish Sea as an area of cultural interaction during the Neolithic period. The traditional character of work across this region has emphasised the existence of prehistoric contact, with sea routes criss-crossing between Ireland, the Isle of Man, Anglesey and the British mainland. A parallel course of investigation, however, has demonstrated that the British and Irish Neolithics were in many ways different, with distinct indigenous patterns of activity and social practices. The recent emphasis on regional studies ER -