Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Ceide Fields• an important Neolithic archaeological site in the northwest of Ireland Discovery • In the 1930s, a local teacher realised that stones beneath the bog surface were once 1. • His 2 became an archaeologist and undertook an investigation of the site: - a traditional method used by local people to dig for 3 was used to identify where stones were located - carbon dating later proved the site was Neolithic. • Items are well preserved in the bog because of a lack of 4. Neolithic farmers • Houses were 5 in shape and had a hole in the roof. • Neolithic innovations include: - cooking indoors - pots used for storage and to make 6. • Each field at Ceide was large enough to support a big 7. • The fields were probably used to restrict the grazing of animals - no evidence of structures to house them during 8. Reasons for the decline in farming • a decline in 9 quality • an increase in 10. |