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6 A Re-examination of Three Wessex-type Sites: Little Woodbury, Gussage All Saints, and Winnall Down
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1 Shifting Parameters 1 Shifting Parameters
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2 Defining the Period 2 Defining the Period
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3 Biased by Desing 3 Biased by Desing
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4 Regional Identities 4 Regional Identities
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5 Changes 5 Changes
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6 Discussion 6 Discussion
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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
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20 Iron Age Ireland: Continuity, Change, and Identity
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Published:January 2012
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Abstract
The Irish Iron Age presents an archaeological record that seems to consist primarily of chronological, regional, and topical gaps, the most startling one being the lack of settlement and other domestic evidence. This archaeological reality stands in stark contrast to the general perception of Ireland's present-day identity being firmly rooted in a prehistoric Celtic past. Archaeological research now widely rejects the notion of an invasion or even a large-scale influx of Celtic people into the country. Although some degree of cultural continuity of the Iron Age with the Bronze Age has been stressed, it is still unclear how we should interpret the La Tène-style material culture of the period and the various problems it raises. This chapter argues that the key to understanding and interpreting the artefact record is to abandon the notion that it is a direct reflection of people's ethnicity, the areas they inhabited, or the items they used in everyday life. The high degree of selectivity and the patterns of association in the artefact record suggest that it is the product of complex filtering processes. As such, it reflects the utilization of material culture for the expression of particular social and regional identities at various levels.
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