Re‐imagining Navan Fort
New Light on the Evolution of a Major Ceremonial Centre in Northern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11446969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James O''Driscoll (0000-0001-8806-6394, University of Aberdeen), P Gleeson (0000-0001-8999-4619, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, School of Natural and Built Environment Queen’s University Belfast Northern Ireland UK, corresponding author), Gordon Noble (0000-0003-4670-5658, Department of Archaeology University of Aberdeen St. Mary's Elphinstone Road Aberdeen Scotland AB24 3UF UK) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 247-273 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ojoa.12198 |
| OpenAlex | W3026066623 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article presents major discoveries from a new campaign of large‐scale multi‐method geophysical surveying, focused on Navan Fort and its environs. Alongside a re‐appraisal of excavated evidence, it offers a new model for the evolution of Navan. The large earthwork now known as Navan Fort sits alongside other iconic monuments such as Tara, Rathcroghan, Knockaulin and Cashel as one of Ireland’s so‐called provincial centres. Historical texts imply that these Iron Age complexes became enduring symbols of power for early medieval societies, and royal centres for overkings. These references, alongside the incredible scale of these landscapes, have encouraged intensive research, but only recently has non‐invasive survey begun adding new data and facilitating new interpretations. Prior to the present study, discussion of Navan Fort was limited to the results of small‐scale but iconic excavations. These new discoveries significantly change understandings, adding spectacular new monumental phases, and facilitating re‐assessment of Navan’s role within both later prehistoric and medieval society, as well as of the nature of ceremonial landscapes and their role in developing sacral kingship in northern Europe
Ancient history · Archaeology · Cartography · Excavation · Geography · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Prehistory · Scale (ratio · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Law
Irish kings and high-kings.
Iron Age Myth and Materiality
Norse Religion and Ritual Sites in Scandinavia in the 6th–11th Century
Ritual Landscapes and Sacral Places in the First Millennium AD in South Scandinavia
The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond
Hillforts. Later prehistoric earthworks in Britain and Ireland
A Geophysical Survey at Dún Ailinne, County Kildare, Ireland
Irish Iron Age Settlement and Society
Exploring the Hidden Depths of Tara’s Hinterland
A Powerful Place of Pictland
Landscapes of Cult and Kingship
Procession and Symbolism at Tara
Reflections on the making of a 'royal site' in early Ireland
Between prehistory and history
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |