The Stone Age (c. 4000-2000 BC) (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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Neolithic period in Ireland dates
Neolithic period in Ireland dates
Approximately 3700-2000 BC
Chip carving technique
Chip carving technique
Cutting patterns into stone with sharp flint or obsidian edges
Stone Age houses shape & materials
Stone Age houses shape & materials
Round structures: stone, wood, mud, thatched roofs
Dolmens definition
Dolmens definition
Simplest megalithic tombs: 3-7 stone legs supporting 1-2 capstones
Number of portal dolmens in Ireland
Number of portal dolmens in Ireland
Approximately 170
Passage mounds structure
Passage mounds structure
Long stone passages to burial chambers, covered by earthen mounds
Newgrange construction date
Newgrange construction date
c. 3200 BC
Newgrange roof box purpose
Newgrange roof box purpose
Allows sunlight into chamber during winter solstice
Winter solstice date
Winter solstice date
Around 21 December
Knowth date & size distinction
Knowth date & size distinction
c. 4000 BC, largest Boyne Valley mound at 1.5 acres
Knowth passages unique feature
Knowth passages unique feature
Two passages: one east-facing, one west-facing
Corbelling technique
Corbelling technique
Stone courses project inward gradually until they meet as roof
Brú na Bóinne English name
Brú na Bóinne English name
The Boyne Valley
Knowth passage alignment
Knowth passage alignment
Aligned with sun at equinoxes (21 Mar & 23 Sep)
Cupmarks description
Cupmarks description
Small circular indentations, often in groups of three