Ancient Ireland PL College

The Mesolithic period is also called the

The Mesolithic people were .

in Northern Ireland is an example of a Mesolithic site.

is an example of a Neolithic site. It is years old. Many of the stones are decorated with . The entrance contains a light box that is illuminated on .

A passage grave is called such because it consists of a that leads to a .

are arranged in circles. Many think they were burial places in the . Some contain a stone in the middle and so some think they were also used for .

The first farmers arrived in the period.

They were more advanced because they hunted with . They built tombs, made pottery and also grew wheat and and kept cattle, sheep and . They also had stronger .

A had an open area called a court at the entrance. Bodies were in the court. These remains were then placed in the chambers. A cairn or heap of smaller stones covered the .

A wedge tomb looks like a woman's . They are wide and at one end and low and at the other.

The Neolithic people grew crops by hand. When they harvested the crops they removed the grain and ground it down using .

The Bronze Age began years b.c. Bronze is a mixture of and tin. The people who made the bronze were called . They also made items out of . were necklaces that looked like gold ropes while a looked like a crescent moon.

A was a bronze age cooker.

The arrived in Ireland in 500 B.C.

The Celts made their hair blond by washing it in . Noblemen had long , wore knee length , while both men and women wore . were used to dye their cloaks.

Some Celts line circular stone forts called . Others were called .

Stone masons made which were stone pillars with lines carved into them

The celts had many gods or . The main god was called and his wife . was the god of war. The Celts didn't build temples but believed the gods lived everywhere in and they sacrificed to the gods. They had religious festivals where held ceremonies.

The Celtic royal family were called the . Below them were the , which included and Aos Dana. The Aos Dana included brehons or judges, druids, poets, bards, and . Next was the commoners, who were farmers that rented from the nobles. Lastly came the slaves.