Prehistoric settlement patterns in central Ulster : evidence from sites and artifacts
The areal limits of the study in hand are basically the bounds of the counties of Derry and Tyrone. My interest in part of this area was stimulated by visits to the excavation at Ballynagilly after 1966. The discoverer of the site, Mr James Brennan of Feegarron, and his fellow-worker Mr George Freeburn of Craigs, Orritor, had collected a vast amount of information and many artifacts. It was therefore first necessary to catalogue these collections and much of the finds catalogue and an . analysis of it was presented as an undergraduate dissertation entitled 'The Settlement and Economy of the East Tyrone Region' (Q.U.B.,1969). This provided a basic chart for a more detailed exploration of this almost virgin terrain in terms of prehistoric food supply and production. That study achieved much of what it set out to do, though many sites however remained unvisited, many artifacts remained unseen and no planned excavations had been carried into effect. In this postgraduate study, the main intentions. were (a) to examine large accumulations of stone axe-heads and determine how far they may have served as axes, rather than adzes, or any other purposes. (b) Another important aspect, controversial at the time, was the
Briggs, Clive Stephen
Archaeology
Prehistoric settlement patterns in central Ulster : evidence from sites and artifacts. The areal limits of the study in hand are basically the bounds of the counties of Derry and Tyrone. My interest in part of this area was stimulated by visits to the excavation at Ballynagilly after 1966. The discoverer of the site, Mr James Brennan of Feegarron, and his fellow-worker Mr George Freeburn of Craigs, Orritor, had collected a vast amount of information and many artifacts. It was therefore first necessary to catalogue these collections and much of the finds catalogue and an . analysis of it was presented as an undergraduate dissertation entitled 'The Settlement and Economy of the East Tyrone Region' (Q.U.B.,1969). This provided a basic chart for a more detailed exploration of this almost virgin terrain in terms of prehistoric food supply and production. That study achieved much of what it set out to do, though many sites however remained unvisited, many artifacts remained unseen and no planned excavations had been carried into effect. In this postgraduate study, the main intentions. were (a) to examine large accumulations of stone axe-heads and determine how far they may have served as axes, rather than adzes, or any other purposes. (b) Another important aspect, controversial at the time, was the
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