The beginnings and evolution of thefulacht fiatradition in early prehistoric Ireland

This paper explores the origins of pyrolithic technology in Ireland and examines the rolefulachtaí fiamay have played in the social customs of cooking among early farming communities. A critical assessment of the recent archaeological record confirms that the pyrolithic/water-boiling technology used...

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Published inProceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature Vol. 114C; pp. 89 - 139
Main Author Alan Hawkes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Royal Irish Academy 2014
Subjects
Archaeological excavation
Archaeological sites
Bones
Bronze age
Charcoal
Cooking
Excavations
Neolithic period
Radiocarbon dating
Timber
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Summary:This paper explores the origins of pyrolithic technology in Ireland and examines the rolefulachtaí fiamay have played in the social customs of cooking among early farming communities. A critical assessment of the recent archaeological record confirms that the pyrolithic/water-boiling technology used infulachtaí fiabegan during the Early Neolithic period but did not become widespread until c. 2800–2500bc. The technology would appear to reflect a tradition of open-air cooking/feasting associated with communal food sharing that became increasingly popular during the Bronze Age before dying out in the mid-first millenniumbc.
ISSN:0035-8991
2009-0048
DOI:10.3318/PRIAC.2014.114.02