Marion Dowd
Biographic Data
| ID | 4071620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion Dowd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion |
| FAMILY NAME | Dowd |
| SIGNATURE | DOWD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Technology Sligo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5030-9941 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Revisiting Alice and Gwendoline Cave, Co. Clare
Alice and Gwendoline Cave, Co. Clare, has produced the first evidence for human occupation on the island of Ireland during the Palaeolithic. A butchered brown bear patella discovered in the cave during excavations by the Committee Appointed to Explore Irish Caves in 1902 was recently dated by AMS to the Late Upper Palaeolithic (LUP) period. As part of current investigations into the cave, this paper presents hitherto unpublished data on the archa…
Neolithic Engagements With the Dead
Archaeological excavation of a natural boulder chamber on the upper slopes of Bengorm Mountain, County Mayo, in the north‐west of Ireland revealed evidence for complex Neolithic funerary rituals spanning several centuries. With virtually no subsequent evidence of animal or human disturbance, the site presents an exceptional insight into well‐preserved engagements with the dead at a remote mountain location where themes of secrecy, continuity and …
Bewitched by an Elf Dart
In Ireland the supernaturalsí(loosely translated as ‘fairies’) were strongly associated with thousands of archaeological monuments and natural places in the landscape, and many prehistoric artefacts were regarded as material culture of thesí. Such artefacts assumed an important role in popular religious practices, folk medicine and magic, most frequently to invoke cures for farm animals, but also to protect the homestead. Though little discussed …
Caves and Ritual in Medieval Europe, AD 500-1500
A century of archaeology—historical excavation and modern research at the Carrowkeel passage tombs, County Sligo
Robert Hensey*, Pádraig Meehan, Marion Dowd, Sam Moore, A century of archaeology—historical excavation and modern research at the Carrowkeel passage tombs, County Sligo, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 114C (2014), pp. 57-87
The use of caves for funerary and ritual practices in Neolithic Ireland
Caves in Ireland, as elsewhere, have been used for shelter and burial over much of recorded time. The author here focuses on their use during the Neolithic, carefully isolating the available material and arguing from it that caves then had a primary role in the remembrance of the dead, and were used for excarnation, token deposition or inhumation. The author compares these practices to other contemporary types of burial and concludes that there w…
The use of caves for funerary and ritual practices in Neolithic Ireland
Caves in Ireland, as elsewhere, have been used for shelter and burial over much of recorded time. The author here focuses on their use during the Neolithic, carefully isolating the available material and arguing from it that caves then had a primary role in the remembrance of the dead, and were used for excarnation, token deposition or inhumation. The author compares these practices to other contemporary types of burial and concludes that there w…
Neolithic Engagements With the Dead
Archaeological excavation of a natural boulder chamber on the upper slopes of Bengorm Mountain, County Mayo, in the north‐west of Ireland revealed evidence for complex Neolithic funerary rituals spanning several centuries. With virtually no subsequent evidence of animal or human disturbance, the site presents an exceptional insight into well‐preserved engagements with the dead at a remote mountain location where themes of secrecy, continuity and …
Bewitched by an Elf Dart
In Ireland the supernaturalsí(loosely translated as ‘fairies’) were strongly associated with thousands of archaeological monuments and natural places in the landscape, and many prehistoric artefacts were regarded as material culture of thesí. Such artefacts assumed an important role in popular religious practices, folk medicine and magic, most frequently to invoke cures for farm animals, but also to protect the homestead. Though little discussed …
A century of archaeology—historical excavation and modern research at the Carrowkeel passage tombs, County Sligo
Robert Hensey*, Pádraig Meehan, Marion Dowd, Sam Moore, A century of archaeology—historical excavation and modern research at the Carrowkeel passage tombs, County Sligo, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 114C (2014), pp. 57-87
The use of caves for funerary and ritual practices in Neolithic Ireland
Caves in Ireland, as elsewhere, have been used for shelter and burial over much of recorded time. The author here focuses on their use during the Neolithic, carefully isolating the available material and arguing from it that caves then had a primary role in the remembrance of the dead, and were used for excarnation, token deposition or inhumation. The author compares these practices to other contemporary types of burial and concludes that there w…
A century of archaeology—historical excavation and modern research at the Carrowkeel passage tombs, County Sligo
Robert Hensey*, Pádraig Meehan, Marion Dowd, Sam Moore, A century of archaeology—historical excavation and modern research at the Carrowkeel passage tombs, County Sligo, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 114C (2014), pp. 57-87
Caves and Ritual in Medieval Europe, AD 500-1500
Bewitched by an Elf Dart
In Ireland the supernaturalsí(loosely translated as ‘fairies’) were strongly associated with thousands of archaeological monuments and natural places in the landscape, and many prehistoric artefacts were regarded as material culture of thesí. Such artefacts assumed an important role in popular religious practices, folk medicine and magic, most frequently to invoke cures for farm animals, but also to protect the homestead. Though little discussed …
Neolithic Engagements With the Dead
Archaeological excavation of a natural boulder chamber on the upper slopes of Bengorm Mountain, County Mayo, in the north‐west of Ireland revealed evidence for complex Neolithic funerary rituals spanning several centuries. With virtually no subsequent evidence of animal or human disturbance, the site presents an exceptional insight into well‐preserved engagements with the dead at a remote mountain location where themes of secrecy, continuity and …
Revisiting Alice and Gwendoline Cave, Co. Clare
Alice and Gwendoline Cave, Co. Clare, has produced the first evidence for human occupation on the island of Ireland during the Palaeolithic. A butchered brown bear patella discovered in the cave during excavations by the Committee Appointed to Explore Irish Caves in 1902 was recently dated by AMS to the Late Upper Palaeolithic (LUP) period. As part of current investigations into the cave, this paper presents hitherto unpublished data on the archa…
Archaeology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Cave (3 works) · Excavation (3 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (2 works) · Natural (archaeology (2 works)